Species

Serpula columbiana (Red-trumpet calcareous tubeworm)

Serpula columbiana. Photo: (c) Alison Young, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Serpula columbiana, variously called the calcareous tubeworm, the plume worm, the fan worm, the limy tube worm and the red tube worm, is a species of segmented marine polychaete worm in the family Serpulidae. It is a cosmopolitan species that is found in most seas in the Northern Hemisphere including the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Annelida (Segmented worms)
    - Class: Polychaeta (Polychaete worms)
      - Subclass: Sedentaria (Sedentary and tube-dwelling bristleworms)
        Infraclass: Canalipalpata
        Order: Sabellida
        Family: Serpulidae (Serpulid tubeworms)
        Genus: Serpula
        Species: Serpula columbiana (Red-trumpet calcareous tubeworm)

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