Polychaete: phyllodoce (?), Paddle Worm Merry's Reef, Palos Verdes, California
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![Polychaete Phyllodoce cf groenlandica or Phyllodoce medipapillata<br />
ID thanks to Leslie Harris - "These are the two biggest species of Phyllodoce on this [SoCal] coast. Most polychaetes do have legs which are collectively called parapodia (or parapodium for just one). The setae (= bristles) emerge from the parapodia which sometimes have upper & lower flaps of skin called the dorsal and ventral cirri. What you called legs Kev, are enlarged dorsal cirri. These help the worm move and give the family it's common name - the paddle worms."<br />
Catalina Island, California USA](https://photos.smugmug.com/NorthAmerica/Invertebrates-Eastern-Pacific/Invertebrates-Annedlida/i-N2BPChG/1/4c2d302f/Ti/Worm_090626b_w-Ti.jpg)
