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Fan Worm - Serpula vermicularis I am still tentative with the ID but so far this is the only ressembling species that I could find for this area. My doubts come of the fact that I could not see the worm fully spread. Geotagged,Serpula vermicularis,Spain,Summer Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Fan Worm - Serpula vermicularis

I am still tentative with the ID but so far this is the only ressembling species that I could find for this area. My doubts come of the fact that I could not see the worm fully spread.

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The Calcareous tubeworm

''Serpula vermicularis'', known by common names including the calcareous tubeworm, fan worm, plume worm or red tube worm, is a species of segmented marine polychaete worm in the family Serpulidae. It is the type species of the genus ''Serpula'' and was first described by Linnaeus in 1767. It lives in a tube into which it can retract.

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Similar species: Fan-head Worms
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Uploaded Apr 5, 2020. Captured Aug 24, 2019 13:01 in GV29+6X Benidorm, Spain.
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  • TG-5
  • f/6.3
  • 1/200s
  • ISO200
  • 18mm
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