Tube Worm (Serpula vermicularis) (2273089039)
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Description: Polychaetes (marine annelids) living in coiled calcareous tubes. DPW 2/17/08. Another common name for this interesting worm is the Fan Worm. Look for the fan when the tide comes in, as that is how it captures its food. Date: 17 February 2008, 16:25. Source: Tube Worm (Serpula vermicularis). Author: Jerry Kirkhart from Los Osos, Calif.
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- Life (creatures)
- Cellular (cellular organisms)
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (Animal)
- Bilateria
- Protostomia (protostomes)
- Spiralia (spiralians)
- Annelida (segmented worms)
- Pleistoannelida
- Sedentaria
- Serpulidae (calcareous tubeworms)
- Serpula
- Serpula vermicularis (Limy tube worm)
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