How deep does the Calcareous Tube Worm live?

The Calcareous Tube Worm (Hydroides elegans) is typically found at 0–3890 m.

Calcareous Tube Worm

Hydroides elegans

Group: Other
Typical depth: 0–3890 m

A tube worm that builds a hard white limestone tube and is one of the chief foulers of warm coastal waters, crusting hulls, pilings and dead coral. From the safety of its tube it fans out a crown of tentacles to filter plankton from the water.

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

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 131002.

FAQ

How deep does the Calcareous Tube Worm live?: The Calcareous Tube Worm (Hydroides elegans) is typically found at 0–3890 m.