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Eurythoe complanata in life
In life — Orange Fire Worm, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Programa Marino del Golfo de California, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Programa Marino del Golfo de California
BPBM 340Invertebrate Zoology

Eurythoe complanata

Orange Fire Worm

As recorded: Eurythoe complanata (Pallas, 1766)

Animalia › Annelida › Polychaeta › Amphinomida › Amphinomidae

Collected by
R.W. Hiatt
Locality
Halape
Island
Hawaiʻi Island
Region
United States
Depth
1 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
95 Bishop specimens of Eurythoe complanataSpecies page ›

Eurythoe complanata observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 338 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-04.

Eurythoe complanata observed 2026-10-04

2026-10-04

Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA

no rights reserved

Eurythoe complanata observed 2026-09-27

2026-09-27

Gianyar, ID-BA, ID

(c) occo2021, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Eurythoe complanata observed 2026-09-26

2026-09-26

Avenida Ashford, San Juan, PR, US

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

Eurythoe complanata observed 2026-09-15

2026-09-15

Avenida de José Miguel Galván Bello, Granadilla de Abona, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, ES

(c) Weronika Ślusarczyk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Eurythoe complanata observed 2026-09-13

2026-09-13

Veraguas, PA

(c) Ana Lucía Vega Atencio, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Eurythoe complanata observed 2026-09-08

2026-09-08

Thessalia, Greece

(c) MARIA SYNATIKA, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Eurythoe complanata. BPBM 340. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36820170. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/r/340.

Record sources