| Spirobranchus kraussii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Clade: | Sedentaria |
| Order: | Sabellida |
| Family: | Serpulidae |
| Genus: | Spirobranchus |
| Species: | S. kraussii |
| Binomial name | |
| Spirobranchus kraussii (Baird, 1865) | |
Spirobranchus kraussii, the blue coral-worm, is a species of marine invertebrate in the family Serpulidae of order Sabellida. It is native to the Indian Ocean.
Synonyms
- Placostegus caeruleus Schmarda, 1861 (confused, subjective synonym of two other taxa)
- Placostegus cariniferus kraussii Baird, 1865 (superseded original combination)
- Placostegus latiligulatus Baird, 1865
- Placostegus ornatus articulata Mörch, 1863 (subjective synonym)
- Pomatoceros (Pomatoleios) caerulescens Augener, 1922 (subjective synonym)
- Pomatoleios caerulescens Augener, 1922 (subjective synonym)
- Pomatoleios crosslandi Pixell, 1913 (subjective synonym)
- Pomatoleios kraussii (Baird, 1865) (superseded recombination)
- Pomatoleios kraussii manilensis Pillai, 1965 (subjective synonym)
Distribution
- Indo-West Pacific
- Cape Peninsula to Mozambique
- South Africa
- Mediterranean Sea (alien)
- Gulf of Mexico (from synonym)
- Madagascar (from synonym)
- North Atlantic Ocean European waters
- Red Sea
- Persian Gulf
- Australia
- Japan
- India
- Hawaii
Description
The head has two rows of feathery branches and a stalked operculum with two pointed wings and a flat cap. Length about 15mm and tubes are about 2mm inside diameter.
Habitat
The blue coral-worm builds massive colonies of interwoven calcareous tubes, which can be locally abundant on moderately exposed rocky shores. It is a filter feeder.
References
- ^ Branch, G.M., Branch, M.L, Griffiths, C.L. and Beckley, L.E. (2010). Two Oceans: a guide to the marine life of southern Africa Struik Nature, Cape Town. ISBN 978 1 77007 772 0
- ^ ten Hove, H. (2010). Spirobranchus kraussii (Baird, 1865). In: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2016). World Polychaeta database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=555934 on 12 June 2016
- ^ "Spirobranchus kraussii (Baird, 1865) in GBIF Secretariat (2017). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy". GBIF. Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Spirobranchus kraussii | |