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Worm, Paddle

Eulalia microphylla

Toke Moana

Invertebrate

Annelida

Polychaeta

Polynoidae

Rocky Reef Subtidal
Rocky Reef Subtidal
Rocky Shore Intertidal
Rocky Shore Intertidal

Feeding:
Predator
Predator
Distribution:
New Zealand
New Zealand
Edibility:
Inedible
Inedible
Size:
Hand Sized
Hand Sized



This is a very active hunter. It is long skinny and is usually bright green with yellow parapodia (paddles) which it uses to crawl or even swim. It has 2 eyes and 5 tentacles.


Usually found under rocks or in areas where there are a lot of bivalve molluscs, but can be found out on the surface of rocks where it is cool and damp.


A predator, feeding on small invertebrates.


May follow a mucous trail to catch its prey.



Photo Credit: Rod Morris. Photos can be purchased from https://www.rodmorris.co.nz/