Serpulidae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order Sabellida, class Polychaeta. The family contains 20 accepted species worldwide.
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Ficopomatus enigmaticus (Fauvel, 1923)
Ficopomatus enigmaticus, the Australian tubeworm, is a colonial tubeworm that fo…
Galeolaria caespitosa Lamarck, 1818
Galeolaria caespitosa, casually called Sydney coral, is an Australian intertidal…
Serpula vermicularis Linnaeus, 1767
Serpula vermicularis is a tube-building annelid worm that forms fragile cold-wat…
Protula tubularia (Montagu, 1803)
Protula tubularia is a polychaete species in the family Serpulidae found in mult…
Spirobranchus corniculatus (Grube, 1862)
Spirobranchus corniculatus, the Christmas tree worm, is a vibrant Indo-Pacific w…
Spirobranchus triqueter (Linnaeus, 1758)
Spirobranchus triqueter is a worm that forms a white calcareous tube, found acro…
Filograna implexa Berkeley, 1835
Filograna implexa is an almost cosmopolitan polychaete species belonging to the …
Spirobranchus kraussii (Baird, 1864)
Spirobranchus kraussii, the blue coral-worm, is a filter-feeding serpulid worm t…
Spirorbis spirorbis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Spirorbis spirorbis is a small North Atlantic filter-feeding worm that lives in …
Protula bispiralis (Savigny, 1822)
Protula bispiralis, the red fanworm, is a southern African marine fanworm that f…
Spirobranchus giganteus (Pallas, 1766)
Spirobranchus giganteus, the Christmas tree worm, is a tube-building polychaete …
Galeolaria hystrix Mörch, 1863
Galeolaria hystrix is an endemic serpulid worm from southern Australia and New Z…
Serpulidae animals belong to the Sabellida order in the Animalia kingdom. It also has a stalked operculum that features two pointed wings and a flat cap. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Serpulidae is classified in the order Sabellida, class Polychaeta, phylum Annelida. Both the common name and scientific name of Spirobranchus giganteus refer to its two brightly colored spiral structures, which are the feature most commonly seen by divers.
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