Asterophilia carlae
This is not nudibranch or sea slug
Photographed by: Ken Tucker
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Class: | Polychaeta |
| Order: | Aciculata |
| Family: | Polynoidae |
| Species: | Asterophilia carlae |
Comment from Leslie Harris on photo #4042
The worm is probably Asterophilia carlae. Asterophilia culcitae has recently been described from Vietnam. It also lives on Culcita, Luidia, & other asteroids so it could have the same geographic distribution as Asterophilia carlae. Unfortunately the characters which separate the 2 species can't be seen without a microscope. Locality:
