Larva of Cerebratulus albifrons. Scale bars 100 microns.

Cerebratulus albifrons

Sequence Data:  16S, COI

Observed in Coos Bay: July, Oct

As is the case for many Cerebratulus species, the larvae of Cerebratulus albifrons are of the pilidium pyramidum morphology. Their episphere is rather tall (300–500 µm) and pyramid-shaped and lacks pigment. 


General larval morphology = hat - shaped

Pilidial characters = large episphere without spots

Episphere = taller than wide