Species
Phragmatopoma californica (California sandcastle worm)
The sandcastle worm (Phragmatopoma californica), also called the honeycomb worm or honeycomb tube worm, is a reef-forming marine polychaete worm belonging to the family Sabellarididae. It is dark brown in color with a crown of lavender tentacles and has a length of up to about 7.5 centimeters (3.0 in). The worm inhabits the Californian coast, from Sonoma County to northern Baja California.
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Humboldt Life
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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Phylum: Annelida (Segmented worms)
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Class: Polychaeta (Polychaete worms)
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Subclass: Sedentaria (Sedentary and tube-dwelling bristleworms)
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Infraclass: Canalipalpata
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Family: Sabellariidae (Honeycomb worms)
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Genus: Phragmatopoma (Sandcastle worms)
- Species: Phragmatopoma californica (California sandcastle worm)
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Genus: Phragmatopoma (Sandcastle worms)
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Family: Sabellariidae (Honeycomb worms)
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Infraclass: Canalipalpata
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Subclass: Sedentaria (Sedentary and tube-dwelling bristleworms)
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Class: Polychaeta (Polychaete worms)
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Phylum: Annelida (Segmented worms)
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)