|
Hydroides elegans (Haswell, 1883) Calcareous tube worm |
|
|
photo by
Ulman, Aylin |
| Family: | Serpulidae () | |||
| Max. size: | ||||
| Environment: | sessile; marine; depth range 0 - 3890 m | |||
| Distribution: | Circumglobal. | |||
| Diagnosis: | ||||
| Biology: | Notable in tropical and subtropical coastal fouling communities (Ref. 102523). Found among living corals as well as on the underside of dead corals. Buried in the skeleton of Montastraea sp. while also seen attached to a dead Pocillopora damicornis (Ref. 102066). Filter feeds to extract minute plankton and organic matter from water column (Ref. 107862). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251) | |||
| Threat to humans: | ||||
| Country info: |
|
|||
Source and more info: www.sealifebase.org. For personal, classroom, and other internal use only. Not for publication.