I.D. - Who knows their tube worms???

mx#28

mx#28

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I'm probably expecting too much, but can anyone give me a scientific name on these dusters I picked up? I got them through a wholesale deal and they were labeled only as 'fountainhead' feather dusters. They have two crowns - like coco worms - but are in a standard soft tube. I traced the outline of the feathers in one photo to show how they spiral down and around. I.D., anybody???


 
mx#28

mx#28

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Originally Posted by Fish Freak2012
http:///forum/post/2474508
Im No expert but i think its an Xmas tree/spiral gilled feather duster.In scientific terms it could be Spirobranchus giganteus
Thanks for the guess, Fish Freak. I forgot to add in my post that while they look similar to Spirobranchus giganteus, they are in a standard soft tube and not burrowed into encrusting coral like the Xmas tree worms.
 
florida joe

florida joe

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Ok my MX riding friend give Protula magnifica a try they are a lot of variations yours may just be one of them
 
mx#28

mx#28

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Originally Posted by florida joe
http:///forum/post/2477205
Ok my MX riding friend give Protula magnifica a try they are a lot of variations yours may just be one of them
Thanks, Joe. The crowns are certainly similar to the coco worms, but the tubes are definitely soft like the regular feather dusters. I think maybe they've only just started to collect these from somewhere - hence the lack of info available. I guess the exact species doesn't matter too much - I'm just overly curiuous and interested.
Florida Joe, how's your sons MX stuff going???
 
florida joe

florida joe

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Originally Posted by MX#28
http:///forum/post/2477230
Thanks, Joe. The crowns are certainly similar to the coco worms, but the tubes are definitely soft like the regular feather dusters. I think maybe they've only just started to collect these from somewhere - hence the lack of info available. I guess the exact species doesn't matter too much - I'm just overly curiuous and interested.
Florida Joe, how's your sons MX stuff going???
good thanks he has already gone through a brake and clutch lever I keep telling him handle bar side UP
 
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