Filigreed Coral-Worm

Filograna implexa

• Group: Other

Colonies of this small tube worm pile their calcareous tubes into a tangled, branching mass on hard ground from about 14 metres down. Each worm spreads a tiny fan of tentacles to strain plankton and fine particles from passing water.

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

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 130989.