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Chloeia flava in life
In life — Golden Bristle Worm, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Pete Woodall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Pete Woodall
BPBM 1612Invertebrate Zoology

Chloeia flava

Golden Bristle Worm

As recorded: Chloeia flava (Pallas, 1766)

Animalia › Annelida › Polychaeta › Amphinomida › Amphinomidae

Collected by
R. Brock
Locality
8 miles off Kaneohe Bay
Island
Oʻahu
Region
United States
Depth
100 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
6 Bishop specimens of Chloeia flavaSpecies page ›

Chloeia flava observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 156 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-16.

Chloeia flava observed 2026-10-16

2026-10-16

Hornibrook Esp at Clontarf Beach East, Clontarf QLD 4019, Australia

(c) Oscar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Chloeia flava observed 2026-09-06

2026-09-06

Ine, Kyoto, JP

(c) りなべる, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Chloeia flava observed 2026-09-05

2026-09-05

Hervey Bay, K'gari, AU

(c) wildlifewally, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Chloeia flava observed 2026-09-01

2026-09-01

429 Sugashimachō, Toba, Mie 517-0004, Japan

(c) Seikou S, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Chloeia flava observed 2026-08-16

2026-08-16

(c) klearad, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Chloeia flava observed 2026-08-12

2026-08-12

Ko Pha-ngan District, Surat Thani, Thailand

(c) Radu L., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Chloeia flava. BPBM 1612. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35962862. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/r/1612.

Record sources