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Phylum Annelida

Phylum Annelida

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Description:

Photo taken at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Singapore.

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EOL: Nereididae, Family browser

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Comments (11)
Andhi Priatmoko
Thank you so much,Frazier, finally we got the info of it. @argybee, It's about 300mm-long.
Warm
Wow interesting!
Mark Ridgway
Hi Andhi Priatmoko - can you please tell what is the size of this?
Scott Frazier
Phylum Annelida, Class Polychaeta, Family Nereididae http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/taxinfo/browse/family/nereididae.htm
Scott Frazier
So is "lipan" like "centipede"? I speak bahasa Indonesia but I don't know the term. Someone else spotted one here http://www.flickr.com/photos/vizualized/232875676/
Andhi Priatmoko
Thanks for S Frazier, MickGrant, Little Rex, iGooism. Muhammad Yaser, I am not sure for the color changing,but it looks like a metal . So far I call it as "Lipan Air" in Bahasa.
MuhammadYasier
have seen something like this in kalimantan. do they change their colors while swimming?
Little Rex
This is a great spot! I have no idea what it is though, but it's more than just interesting! :D
MickGrant
Perhaps this equatic worm? Lumbriculus variegatus
Scott Frazier
Now I'll think about this spotting all night long!

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PublishedDecember 25, 2011

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