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Cirriformia in life
In life — Thread-gilled Worms, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Peter Southwood, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Peter Southwood
BPBM 786Invertebrate Zoology

Cirriformia

Thread-gilled Worms

As recorded: Cirriformia Hartman, 1936

Animalia › Annelida › Polychaeta › Cirratulidae

Locality
Kahului
Island
Maui
Region
United States
Record type
Preserved specimen
39 Bishop specimens of CirriformiaSpecies page ›

Cirriformia observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 46 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-30.

Cirriformia observed 2026-08-30

2026-08-30

City of Cape Town, ZA-WC, ZA

(c) Jess Worsley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cirriformia observed 2026-04-27

2026-04-27

City of Cape Town, ZA-WC, ZA

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

Cirriformia observed 2026-04-25

2026-04-25

Western Cape, ZA

(c) Elke van der Walt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cirriformia observed 2026-03-28

2026-03-28

City of Cape Town, ZA-WC, ZA

(c) Zander Labuschagne, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cirriformia observed 2025-04-27

2025-04-27

South Africa simonstown longbeach

(c) carel van der Colff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cirriformia observed 2024-02-14

2024-02-14

rambler north false bay

(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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

Cite this specimen

Cirriformia. BPBM 786. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36011893. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/r/786.

Record sources