Noticeable along the shoreline due to the white to grey calcareous tubes they build and live in, the worm itself is concealed with the tube only appearing during tidal movements to feed.

The symmetrical worm uses tentacles as gills and to feed and has an operculum that seals the tube during low tides

At a glance

Habitat Grows in colonies on rocks and piers in the interidal zone
Size Indiviual worms can grow to around 20mm
Origin Endemic
Distribution Southern Australia from southern WA to Victoria and around Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
Southern Australia from southern WA to Victoria and around Tasmania
Habitat
Grows in colonies on rocks and piers in the interidal zone
Size
Indiviual worms can grow to around 20mm
Common Name Intertidal Tube Worm
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Endemic
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumAnnelida
ClassPolychaeta
SubclassSedentaria
SuperorderCanalipalpata
OrderSabellida
FamilySerpulidae
SubfamilySerpulinae
TribeFicopomatini
GenusGaleolaria
SpeciesGaleolaria caespitosa
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