#4956 · 🪼 jellyfish, starfish, worms & co

Pluimworm

Pherusa plumosa

🪼 Jellyfish, starfish, worms & co 📍 in the Netherlands

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Frédéric ANDRE · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © (c) Julien Renoult, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY 4.0
3. © Stefan · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. Zeeuwse meren, 158_13_400, NL:© Stefan · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. Oban Bay, Oban, UK:© Fraser Higgins · CC BY 4.0
6. Zeeuwse meren, 158_13_400, NL:© Frédéric ANDRE · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Zeeuwse meren, 158_13_400, NL:© Frédéric ANDRE · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Zeeuwse meren, 158_13_400, NL:© Frédéric ANDRE · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Oban Bay, Oban, UK:© Fraser Higgins · CC BY 4.0
10. Zeeuwse meren, 158_13_400, NL:© Frédéric ANDRE · CC BY-NC 4.0

base stats

NL sightings 5iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 8iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 5 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
8 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.

fact sheet

Nederlands: Pluimworm
scientific name: Pherusa plumosa
class: Polychaeta
order: Terebellida
family: Flabelligeridae
sightings in NL: 5
sightings in Europe: 6
sightings worldwide: 8
GBIF records in NL: 83
weight: —
length: —
lifespan: —

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 345161, Wikidata Q2405021, GBIF 5199056, Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.