SERPULIDAE Rafinesque, 1815
(serpulid polychaetes)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Ficopomatus enigmaticus
Trumpet Tube Worm
Species 1 ident. refs
Spirobranchus
keelworms
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 21 images
SPIRORBINAE
a subfamily of annelids
Subfamily 1 subtaxa 12 images
Spirorbini
a tribe of annelids
Tribe 1 subtaxa 12 images
Spirorbis
a genus of polychaete worms
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 12 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilySERPULIDAE (serpulid polychaetes)
OrderSABELLIDA (an order of polychaetes)
InfraclassCanalipalpata (an infraclass of annelids)
SubclassSEDENTARIA (a subclass of annelids)
ClassPOLYCHAETA (polychaete worms and ragworms)
PhylumANNELIDA (segmented worms and leeches)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Nelson-Smith A. & Gee, J.M. 1966 Serpulid Tubeworms (Polychaeta Serpulidae) around Dale, Pembrokeshire Field Studies 2(3): 331-357.

SERPULIDAE (serpulid polychaetes) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for SERPULIDAE (serpulid polychaetes)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 23 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for SERPULIDAE (serpulid polychaetes)
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