




serpula columbiana
The Red-Trumpet Calcareous Tubeworm is a fascinating creature that builds a colorful tube in the ocean. These little worms help clean the water by filtering tiny particles to eat!
Hábitat: Coastal waters and rocky marine environments.
The Red-Trumpet Calcareous Tubeworm builds a hard, twisted, white tube that attaches to surfaces. Its most striking feature is a vibrant, trumpet-shaped feeding crown, often bright red or orange, which unfurls from the tube opening.





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InvertebrateRareza
Common
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If their colorful feeding crown gets nibbled, they can grow a brand new one!
They can quickly pull their entire body inside their tube when danger is near!
This tubeworm is actually a marine segmented worm, not a typical earthworm!
Wow, their hard, twisted tubes are made of calcium, just like your bones!
Red-Trumpet Calcareous Tubeworm can construct a strong, limestone tube that helps them stay safe from predators.
Red-Trumpet Calcareous Tubeworm has a delicate, feathery crown that helps them filter tiny food particles from water.
Red-Trumpet Calcareous Tubeworm can rapidly retract its soft body into its tube when sensing danger.
This tubeworm catches tiny floating bits of food from the water using its beautiful feathery crown!
Pisaster ochraceus
Sea stars are generalist predators of sessile invertebrates.
Hexagrammos decagrammus
Some fish may nibble on the worm's exposed feeding crown.
Leptasterias hexactis
This small sea star preys on many invertebrates including tubeworms.
Los animales solitarios viven solos durante la mayor parte de su vida y solo interactúan con otros para aparearse o cuidar de sus crías.
Colorido describe a organismos u objetos que exhiben una amplia variedad de colores brillantes y distintivos.
Los filtradores obtienen nutrientes filtrando partículas de alimentos suspendidos y pequeños organismos del agua.
Los hábitats acuáticos abarcan entornos donde los organismos viven principalmente en el agua, incluidos océanos, ríos, lagos y humedales.
Los hábitats marinos abarcan todos los entornos de agua salada de los océanos de la Tierra, sustentando una inmensa diversidad de vida acuática.
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10 cm
0.5 cm
5 años
This tubeworm catches tiny floating bits of food from the water using its beautiful feathery crown!
Coastal waters and rocky marine environments.
Filter Feeding
30 m
15 C
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