Thoracophelia
Blood Worm
©David Witherall and Niamh Egan: Blood Worm, Thoracophelia spp., Green Island (intertidal zone)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Annelida
Class
Polychaeta
Family
Opheliidae
Genus
Thoracophelia
Distinguishing features
Distinguishing features still need to be specified.
Size
- Size data has not been obtained.
Synonyms
Comments
These sand-dwelling worms have the same hemoglobin in their blood as us. The red colour comes from the Iron and the Iron was formed in the explosion that created our sun. These worms are full of Stardust. So are you.
by David Witherall
