eastern cape scuba diving
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| Scientific name: |
Serpula sp |
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| Common name: |
Operculate fanworm |
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| Taxonomy |
| Phyulm |
Sub Phylum |
Class |
Sub Class |
Order |
Sub Order |
Family |
Sub Family |
Genus |
Species |
| Annelida |
Not Defined |
Polychaeta |
Palpata |
Sabellida |
Not Defined |
Serpulidae |
Serpulinae |
Serpula |
Serpula sp |
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Short Description:
Head with two semicircles of feathery feeding appendages.Operculum funnel shaped with obvious longitudinal ridges that scallop the edge of the cone.Colour variable , usually red-pink but can be orange,purple or brown.Live in a pinkish-white cacareous tube
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Identification
features: |
Crown brownish with whitish twisted tips |
| Size: |
Body 15mm crown up to 10 mm in diameter |
| Behaviour: |
Solitary attched to rocks |
| Diet: |
Filter feeder |
| Distribution: |
Port Nolloth to Mozambique |
| Depth: |
1-20m |
| Habitat: |
Rocky reefs |
| Reference: |
- A field guide to the Marine Animals of the Cape Peninsula
Georgina Jones
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Database Statistics
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eastern cape scuba diving
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