A close-up underwater photograph of a fanworm extending its feathery radioles from a tube attached to a rocky reef.

A close-up underwater photograph of a fanworm extending its feathery radioles from a tube attached to a rocky reef.

A close-up underwater photograph of a fanworm extending its feathery radioles from a tube attached to a rocky reef. See more

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