Australian Tubeworm

Ficopomatus enigmaticus

• Group: Other

A tube building worm that cements hard calcareous tubes onto rock and other surfaces in shallow water. In sheltered spots the tubes pile up into dense reefs, and the worm extends a crown of feathery tentacles to filter food and to breathe.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Annelida › Polychaeta › Sabellida › Serpulidae › Ficopomatus

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 130988.