Galeolaria caespitosa Lamarck, 1818 is a animal in the Serpulidae family, order Sabellida, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Galeolaria caespitosa Lamarck, 1818
Galeolaria caespitosa, casually called Sydney coral, is an Australian intertidal filter-feeding tube worm in the family Serpulidae.
Galeolaria caespitosa is a species of worm in the family Serpulidae. When it occurs in dense groups, it is often casually called Sydney coral. This is an Australian intertidal tube worm that lives inside a hard, shell-like tube. This tube protects the worm from desiccation when the tide is high. When the worm is underwater, its black feathery gills emerge, and it uses these gills to filter feed on plankton.
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Spirobranchus triqueter (Linnaeus, 1758)
Spirorbis spirorbis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ficopomatus enigmaticus (Fauvel, 1923)
Protula tubularia (Montagu, 1803)
Spirobranchus lamarcki (Quatrefages, 1866)
Serpula vermicularis Linnaeus, 1767
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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