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Protula pacifica
(White-Crown Calcareous Tubeworm)
©
Neil McDaniel
(Photo ID #58555)
Photographer's Submitted Details
Photo Location
Sechelt Inlet, BC
Photographer
Neil McDaniel
Habitat
marine, subtidal
Photo Date
Upload Date
December 31, 2013
Elevation (m)
UTM Zone #
Latitude
49.6032833333333
UTM Easting
Longitude
-123.791066666667
UTM Northing
Photo ID #
58555
Notes
White-crowned calcareous tubeworm. This large serpulid polychaete attaches its tube to rock walls and boulders. The plume is large and pure white. This worm lacks an operculum (trap door). Common in BC fjords.
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