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Serpula columbiana (Serpulid Worm)
Scientific name: Serpula columbiana

Taxonomy: Kingdom Animalia → Phylum Annelida → Class Polychaeta → Subclass Sedentaria → Infraclass Canalipalpata → Order Sabellida → Family Serpulidae → Genus Serpula

Common name: Serpulid Worm
Locations: Eastern Pacific
Group: Marine LifeInvertebratesTube Worms

These have a funnel, unlike feather duster worms. The frilly part is just the head of the worm; the rest of it is considerably longer.

ID by Leslie Harris, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles.

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Serpula columbiana (Serpulid Worm)
Serpula columbiana (Serpulid Worm)
Serpula columbiana (Serpulid Worm)
Serpula columbiana (Serpulid Worm)
Serpula columbiana (Serpulid Worm)
Serpula columbiana (Serpulid Worm)
Serpula columbiana (Serpulid Worm)
Serpula columbiana (Serpulid Worm)
Serpula columbiana (Serpulid Worm)
Serpula columbiana (Serpulid Worm)
Serpula columbiana (Serpulid Worm)
Serpula columbiana (Serpulid Worm)
Serpula columbiana (Serpulid Worm)
Serpula columbiana (Serpulid Worm)
Serpula columbiana (Serpulid Worm)
Serpula columbiana (Serpulid Worm)
Serpula columbiana (Serpulid Worm)
Serpula columbiana (Serpulid Worm)
Serpula columbiana (Serpulid Worm)
Serpula columbiana (Serpulid Worm)
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