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Spirorbinae sp.
Spirorbids

Photographer: Lovell and Libby Langstroth
Organization: California Academy of Sciences
Collection: CalAcademy

ID: 0000 0000 0805 0709 (2005-08-11)

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date of photo Nov 1983

location Carmel Bay (Monterey County, California, US)

family Serpulidae

order Sabellida

class Polychaeta

habitat Subtidal

notes These tiny polychaetes live in calcareous tubes. Tube opening 0.5-1 mm. Depth 10 m.

camera Nikonos

photo category: Animal - Invertebrate-Other

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common names Spirorbids

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Reviewed by Leslie Harris Jun 12, 2010

Action: changed name from "Spirorbis sp." to "Spirorbinae sp. "

Reviewer's comments:

"The genus Spirorbis has been extensively split into other genera. Identification relies on tube structure, where the eggs are brooded, operculum shape, setae, and other characters not seen in this photo. Any name more specific than spirorbinae cannot be confirmed without specimens."

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