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Family: Serpulidae



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307 species (see list below)
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Amplaria spiculosa
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Anomalorbis manuatus
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Apomatus ampulliferus
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Apomatus enosimae
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Apomatus geniculata
[Pearl-topped calcareous worm]
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Apomatus globifer
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Apomatus similis
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Apomatus timsii
[Pearl-topped calcareous tubeworm]
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Bathyvermilia islandica
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Bathyvermilia langerhansi
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Bushiella granulata
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Bushiella quadrangularis
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Chitinopoma groenlandica
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Chitinopoma occidentalis
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Chitinopoma serrula
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Circeis armoricana
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Circeis spirillum
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Crucigera irregularis
[Irregular calcareous tubeworm]
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Crucigera tricornis
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Crucigera websteri
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Crucigera zygophora
[Yolk-bearer calcareous tubeworm]
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Dexiospira corrugata
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Dexiospira spirillum
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Ditrupa arietina
[Horn-tusk]
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Ditrupa gracillima
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Eulaeospira orientalis
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Eupomatus brachyacantha
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Eupomatus recurvispina
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Eupomatus sanctaecrucis
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Eupomatus uncinatus
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Ficopomatus enigmaticus
[Australian tubeworm]
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Ficopomatus macrodon
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Ficopomatus miamensis
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Ficopomatus uschakovi
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Malaer, Piero

Indo-Pacific, Northeast A

Filograna implexaBerkeley, 1827

Photo by Malaer, Piero
 
Filograna implexa
[Filigreed coral-worm]

Dafni, Jacob

Western Indian Ocean

Filogranella elatensisBen-Eliahu & Dafni, 1979

Photo by Dafni, Jacob
 
Filogranella elatensis
[Segmented worm]
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Filogranula annulata
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Filogranula calyculata
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Filogranula gracilis
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Galeolaria caespitosa
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Helicosiphon biscoeensis
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Hyalopomatus biformis
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Hyalopomatus cancerum
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Hyalopomatus claparedii
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Hyalopomatus langerhansi
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Hyalopomatus marenzelleri
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Hyalopomatus variorugosus
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Hydroides alatalateralis
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Hydroides albiceps
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Hydroides bifurcatus
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Hydroides bispinosa
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Hydroides brachyacanthus
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Hydroides bulbosus
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Hydroides centrospina
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Hydroides chilensis
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Hydroides crucigera
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Hydroides deleoni
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Hydroides dianthus
[Hard tube worm]
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Hydroides dipoma
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Ulman, Aylin

Circumglobal. Tropical a

Hydroides diramphusMörch, 1863

Photo by Ulman, Aylin
 
Hydroides diramphus
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Ulman, Aylin

Indo-West Pacific

Hydroides elegans(Haswell, 1883)

Photo by Ulman, Aylin
 
Hydroides elegans
[Calcareous tube worm]
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Hydroides exaltata
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Hydroides exaltatus
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Hydroides ezoensis
[Hydroid worm]
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Hydroides furcifer
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Hydroides fusca
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Hydroides gairacensis
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Hydroides gracilis
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Hydroides helmatus
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Hydroides heterocerus
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Ulman, Aylin

Northeast Atlantic, Weste

Hydroides homocerosPixell, 1913

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Hydroides homoceros
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Hydroides inermis
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Hydroides inornata
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Hydroides jusicola
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Hydroides longispinosus
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Hydroides longistylaris
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Hydroides lunulifera
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Hydroides malleolaspinus
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Hydroides malleophorus
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Hydroides microtis
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Hydroides minax
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Hydroides mongeslopezi
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Hydroides mucronatus
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Hydroides nanhaiensis
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Hydroides niger
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Telnes, Kåre

Indo-Pacific, Northeast A

Hydroides norvegicusGunnerus, 1768

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Hydroides norvegicus
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Hydroides novaepommeraniae
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Hydroides ochoterenai
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Hydroides operculata
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Hydroides panamensis
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Hydroides parvus
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Hydroides perezi
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Hydroides protulicola
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Hydroides pseudouncinatus
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Hydroides ralumianus
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Hydroides rhombobulus
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Hydroides salazarvallejoi
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Hydroides sanctaecrucis
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Hydroides spongicola
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Hydroides steinitzi
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Hydroides stoichadon
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Hydroides tenhovei
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Hydroides trilobulus
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Hydroides trompi
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Hydroides tuberculatus
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Hydroides uncinata
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Janita fimbriata
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Janua brasiliensis
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Janua corrugatus
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Janua foraminosa
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Janua kayi
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Janua marioni
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Fenwick, David

Cosmopolitan.

Janua pagenstecheri(Quatrefages, 1865)

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Janua pagenstecheri
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Janua preacuta
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Janua steueri
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Janua steureri
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Josephella marenzelleri
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Laminatubus alvini
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Laminatubus joycebrooksae
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Laminatubus paulbrooksi
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Leodora abnormis
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Leodora laevis
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Leodora perrieri
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Leodora valida
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Metavermilia acanthophora
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Metavermilia annobonensis
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Metavermilia arctica
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Metavermilia inflata
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Metavermilia multicristata
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Metavermilia taenia
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Neodexiospira brasiliensis
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Neodexiospira foraminosa
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Neodexiospira preacuta
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Neodexiospira pseudocorrugata
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Neodexiospira steueri
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Neovermilia anoperculata
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Neovermilia capensis
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Nidificaria clavus
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Nidificaria dalestraughanae
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Olgaharmania glandifera
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Paradexiospira violaceus
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Paradexiospira vitrea
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Paralaeospira aggregata
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Paralaeospira levinseni
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Paralaeospira malardi
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Paralaeospira pseudotenuis
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Paralaeospira sicula
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Pileolaria berkeleyana
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Pileolaria heteropoma
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Pileolaria lateralis
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Pileolaria marginata
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Pileolaria militaris
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Pileolaria pettiboneae
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Pileolaria pseudoclavus
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Pileolaria spinifer
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Placostegus assimilis
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Placostegus crystallinus
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Placostegus incomptus
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Placostegus tridentatus
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Pomatoceros americanus
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Pomatoceros caeruleus
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Pomatoceros minutus
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Telnes, Kåre

Western Indian Ocean, Atl

Pomatoceros triqueter(Linneaus, 1767)

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Pomatoceros triqueter
[Keelworm]
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Pomatoleios caerulescens
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Pomatostegus macrosoma
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Pomatostegus stellatus
[Star horseshoe worm]
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Protis arctica
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Protis hydrotherma
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Protis hydrothermica
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Protis simplex
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Protis torquata
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Protolaeospira ambilateralis
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Protolaeospira capensis
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Protolaeospira cavata
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Protolaeospira eximia
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Protolaeospira pedalis
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Protolaeospira stalagmia
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Protolaeospira striata
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Protolaeospira triflabellis
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Protula alba
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Protula antennata
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Protula atypha
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Protula balboensis
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Ryan, Paddy

Indo-West Pacific.

Protula bispiralis(Savigny, 1822)

Photo by Ryan, Paddy
 
Protula bispiralis
[Red fanworm]
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Protula diomedeae
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Coudre, Christian

Mediterranean Sea.

Protula intestinumunspecified

Photo by Coudre, Christian
 
Protula intestinum
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Protula longiseta
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Protula pacifica
[White-crowned calcareous tubeworm]
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Protula palliata
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Protula soofita
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Protula superba
[Chalktube worm]

Giourgis, Hector

Arctic, Indo-West Pacific

Protula tubularia(Montagu, 1803)

Photo by Giourgis, Hector
 
Protula tubularia
[Red-spotted horseshoe]
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Pseudochitinopoma occidentalis
[Western calcareous tubeworm]
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Pseudovermilia conchata
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Pseudovermilia fuscostriata
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Pseudovermilia holcopleura
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Pseudovermilia madracicola
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Pseudovermilia multispinosa
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Pseudovermilia occidentalis
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Rhodopsis pusilla
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Romanchella sepicula
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Salmacina amphidentata
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Max. Length 1.5 cm DL
 
Salmacina dysteri
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Salmacina huxleyi
[Sea frost]
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Salmacina incrustans
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Salmacina tribranchiata
[Fragile tube worm]
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Sclerostyla ctenactis
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Sclerostyla differens
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Sclerostyla semiannulata
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Semivermilia agglutinata
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Semivermilia crenata
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Semivermilia cribrata
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Semivermilia pomatostegoides
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Semivermilia torulosa
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Serpula cavernicola
[]
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Serpula columbiana
[Red trumpet calcareous tubeworm]
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Serpula concharum
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Serpula hartmanae
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Serpula israelitica
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Serpula jukesii
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Serpula lobiancoi
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Arntz, Wolf E.

Southeast Pacific and the

Serpula narconensisBaird, 1865

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.
 
Serpula narconensis
[Loop worm]
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Serpula oshimae
[]
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Serpula sinica
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Serpula sombreriana
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Serpula stellata
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Pillon, Roberto

Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Serpula vermicularisLinnaeus, 1767

Photo by Pillon, Roberto
 
Serpula vermicularis
[Serpulid worm]
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Serpula vittata
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Serpula watsoni
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Serpula websteri
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Spiraserpula caribensis
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Spiraserpula karpatensis
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Spiraserpula massiliensis
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Spiraserpula nudicristata
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Spiraserpula paraypsilon
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Spiraserpula plaiae
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Spiraserpula singularis
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Spiraserpula ypsilon
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Spiraserpula zibrowii
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Spirobranchus akitsushima
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Spirobranchus bakau
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Spirobranchus corniculatus
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Spirobranchus cruciger
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Spirobranchus gardineri
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Spirobranchus gaymardi
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Harasti, David

Circumtropical.
Max. Length 20 cm DL
Spirobranchus giganteus(Pallas, 1766)

Photo by Harasti, David
 
Spirobranchus giganteus
[Christmas tree worm]
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Spirobranchus incrassatus
[]
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Spirobranchus kraussii
[Large hydroid worm]
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Spirobranchus lamarcki
[Keel worm]
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Spirobranchus latiscapus
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