The Serpulidae are a family of sessile, tube-building annelid worms in the class Polychaeta. The members of this family differ from other sabellid tube worms in that they have a specialized operculum that blocks the entrance of their tubes when they withdraw into the tubes.

Serpulidae. Identification Numbers. TSN: 68232. Geography. Launch Interactive Map. Working with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. Footer Menu - Employment. Careers & …

The Serpulidae are a large family of sedentary polychaetes, characterized by a calcareous habitation tube, which they cannot leave. The calcium carbonate tube is in the form of both aragonite and calcite, in fairly constant ratio for each taxon.

Recent phylogenetic analyses confirmed the position of Spirorbinae as a subfamily of Serpulidae (Kupriyanova 2003, Kupriyanova et al. 2006, Lehrke et al. 2007, Kupriyanova & Rouse 2008)." Most recent Kupriyanova, ten Hove & Rouse (2023) have re-established Filograninae, and divided Serpulinae into tribes Serpulini and Ficopomatini [details]

Mar 16, 2009 · The Serpulidae are a large group of sedentary polychaetes inhabiting calcareous tubes. The relationships within the group are poorly understood and taxonomy of the group is very...

Jan 1, 2022 · Serpulid reefs can be divided roughly into seven groups, according to the building modality and the type of habitat they occupy: (i) pseudocolonies; (ii) littoral belts; (iii) subtidal to deep-water reefs; (iv) reefs in coastal lakes and harbours; (v) brackish water reefs; (vi) tapestries in freshwater caves; (vii) biostalactites inside marine c...

Serpulidae is a large, mostly marine, family of sedentary polychaetes inhabiting calcareous tubes. They are characterised by a branchial crown which is a feather-like feeding and respiratory structure comprising radioles (branches) that are attached …

The Serpulidae are a family of sessile, tube-building annelid worms in the class Polychaeta. The members of this family differ from other sabellid tube worms in that they have a specialized operculum that blocks the entrance of their tubes when they withdraw into the tubes.

Jun 28, 2008 · Twenty-two species belong to the family Serpulidae, and 10 to the family Spirorbidae. Brief descriptions and illustrations of tubes and opercula are included. Factors affecting settlement, post-settlement survival, and the …

The Serpulidae (Rafinesque, 1815) are a large family of annelid polychaete worms, which secrete and live within calcareous tubes affixed to hard surfaces. Common to all oceans, they exist from intertidal habitats to deep-sea zones (Rouse & Pleijel 2001; ten Hove & Kupriyanova 2009; Kupriyanova et al. 2014).