Serpula (also known as calcareous tubeworm, serpulid tubeworm, fanworm, or plume worm) is a genus of sessile, marine annelid tube worms that belongs to the family Serpulidae. [3]

Serpula vermicularis, known by common names including the calcareous tubeworm, fan worm, plume worm or red tube worm, is a species of segmented marine polychaete worm in the family Serpulidae. It is the type species of the genus Serpula and was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1767 12th edition of Systema Naturae .

Taxonomy The nominal species Serpula vermicularis has been reported from Arctic to tropical conditions, neither ecologically nor biogeographically a likely distribution.Presently a number of species (partly misidentified previously as S. vermicularis) with a biogeographically more restricted distribution have been discerned, and the name S.vermicularis should be …

Jun 24, 2017 · Plumed tubeworms have five long antennae, extremely large jaws, and bright red, bushy plume-like gills surrounding their heads. According to a story in “Life in the Chesapeake Bay” (1984), it is one of the largest and most beautiful polychaete worms in the Chesapeake, (and probably in the Pamlico.)

Common name(s): Calcareous tubeworm, Plume worm, Fan worm, Limy tube worm, Red tube worm: Synonyms: Serpula vermicularis: Phylum Annelida Class Polychaeta Order Sabellida Family Serpulidae: A large Serpula columbiana on a rock picked up subtidally near Rosario. Total tube length about 12 cm and nearly 1 cm diameter. (Photo by: Dave Cowles)

Jan 12, 2014 · The red tubeworm (Serpula vermicularis), also known as the plume worm, fan worm, or calcareous tubeworm, is a polychaete worm that is classified in the Annelida phylum. It can be found in...

Serpula columbiana, variously called the calcareous tubeworm, plume worm, fan worm, limy tube worm and red tube worm, [2] 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.

Serpula vermicularis, known by common names including the calcareous tubeworm, fan worm, plume worm or red tube worm, is a species of segmented marine polychaete worm in the family Serpulidae. It is the type species of the genus Serpula and was first …

''Serpula vermicularis'', known by common names including the calcareous tubeworm, fan worm, plume worm or red tube worm, is a species of segmented marine polychaete worm in the family Serpulidae. It is the type species of the genus ''Serpula'' …

Serpula (also known as calcareous tubeworm, serpulid tubeworm, fanworm, or plume worm) is a genus of sessile, marine annelid tube worms that belongs to the Serpulidae family.