Protula [Protula]

Description

Protula are tube-building worms that form neat, often clustered structures on rocks, shells, or other hard substrates. Divers may notice their feathery crowns emerging from the tubes, filtering plankton from the water as they sway gently with passing currents.

Species
Red-spotted Horseshoe
Red-spotted Horseshoe

Protula tubularia

Taxonomy
Phylum Annelids
Annelida
Class Bristle Worms
Polychaeta
Order Feather Worms
Sabellida
Family Calcareous Tubeworms
Serpulidae
Statistics
  • Species 1