Red-Trumpet Calcareous Tubeworm

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!

生息地: Coastal waters and rocky marine environments.

外見

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.

AnimaliaAnnelidaPolychaetaSabellidaSerpulidaeSerpula
Red-Trumpet Calcareous Tubeworm
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Red-Trumpet Calcareous Tubeworm

カテゴリ

Invertebrate

レア度

Common

危険度

0/5 · 危険なし

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おもしろい事実

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!

特殊能力

能力

Armored Home

Red-Trumpet Calcareous Tubeworm can construct a strong, limestone tube that helps them stay safe from predators.

能力

Feathered Filter

Red-Trumpet Calcareous Tubeworm has a delicate, feathery crown that helps them filter tiny food particles from water.

能力

Quick Retreat

Red-Trumpet Calcareous Tubeworm can rapidly retract its soft body into its tube when sensing danger.

サイズと詳細

長さ
10 cm
Tube Diameter
0.5 cm
寿命
5 年
Water Depth
30 m
Habitat Temperature
15 C

食性と食事

This tubeworm catches tiny floating bits of food from the water using its beautiful feathery crown!

主な食物

  • phytoplankton
  • zooplankton
  • detritus
  • small organic particles

採餌方法

  • Filter Feeding

生態系とのつながり

eaten by

Ochre Sea Star

Pisaster ochraceus

Sea stars are generalist predators of sessile invertebrates.

eaten by

Kelp Greenling

Hexagrammos decagrammus

Some fish may nibble on the worm's exposed feeding crown.

eaten by

Six-rayed Sea Star

Leptasterias hexactis

This small sea star preys on many invertebrates including tubeworms.

特徴

別名

Calcareous WormMarine Worm

コレクション

安全性

危険度

0/5 · 危険なし

まだ特別な安全上の注意はありません。

よくある質問

Red-Trumpet Calcareous Tubewormの長さは何ですか?

10 cm

Red-Trumpet Calcareous Tubewormのtube Diameterは何ですか?

0.5 cm

Red-Trumpet Calcareous Tubewormの寿命は何ですか?

5 年

Red-Trumpet Calcareous Tubewormは何を食べますか?

This tubeworm catches tiny floating bits of food from the water using its beautiful feathery crown!

Red-Trumpet Calcareous Tubewormは通常どこに生息していますか?

Coastal waters and rocky marine environments.

Red-Trumpet Calcareous Tubewormはどのように狩りをしますか?

Filter Feeding

Red-Trumpet Calcareous Tubewormのwater Depthは何ですか?

30 m

Red-Trumpet Calcareous Tubewormのhabitat Temperatureは何ですか?

15 C

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