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Smooth tubeworm - Protula tubularia Seen in the Mitjana Islet between Benidorm and Altea, Alicante (Spain).  Geotagged,Protula tubularia,Smooth tubeworm,Spain,Summer Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Smooth tubeworm - Protula tubularia

Seen in the Mitjana Islet between Benidorm and Altea, Alicante (Spain).

    comments (2)

  1. Well spotted Posted 2 years ago
    1. Yes! These are quite hidden and they retract on their tube very fast if they sense you so you need to approach carefully and take the pic from a certain distance to catch them out of the tube :-) Posted 2 years ago

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It is a marine tube worm of the family Serpulidae.

Similar species: Sabellida
Species identified by Patomarazul
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By Patomarazul

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Uploaded Oct 17, 2022. Captured Sep 21, 2010 11:27 in GWMG+XR Benidorm, Spain.
  • SP550UZ
  • f/5.6
  • 10/600s
  • ISO50
  • 4.68mm