Tube worm (Metavermilia inflata) defecating with faeces visibly coming out of central tube. Radiole array, ciliated feather-like tentacles used for filter-feeding and respiration, and operculum, used to seal end of tube, also visible. East China Sea, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
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