Dodecaceria concharum: coralline fringed tube worm–The Race Rocks Taxonomy

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Typically, this Terebellid tube worm appears as a slight fuzz on the surface of the pink lithothamnion or on the hydrocorals.

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Taken in 2009 by Ryan Murphy off the North side of Great Race Rock. Note the sculpin with cryptic colouration.

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A close up view of a colony of Dodecaceria concharum emerging from Lithothamnion. On the left is the cryptically coloured sculpin that takes advantage of the background for blending in. Photo by Ryan Murphy.

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Photo by Dr.A. Svoboda

Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Polychaeta
Subclass: Palpata
Order: Canalipalpata
Suborder: Terebellida
Family: Cirratulidae
Genus: Dodecaceria
Species: concharum (Oerstad,1851)
Common Name: coralline fringed tube worm
Other Annelids at Race Rocks

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pearsonlogo2_f2The Race Rocks taxonomy is a collaborative venture originally started with the Biology and Environmental Systems students of Lester Pearson College UWC. It now also has contributions added by Faculty, Staff, Volunteers and Observers on the remote control webcams. Garry Fletcher, 2006