Serpulidae (Calcareous Tubeworms) is a family of segmented worms. They have parental care and asexual reproduction. Reproduction is iteroparous and gonochoristic. They are sessileburrowers.
Definition: Capable of the biological process in which new individuals are produced by either a single cell or a group of cells, in the absence of any sexual process.
Definition: overall repetitive or reflective pattern in the body of one individual of this taxon. eg: bilateral symmetry, rotational symmetry, radial symmetry
Definition: microscopic algae, typically found in freshwater and marine systems, living in both the water column and sediment. They are unicellular species which exist individually, or in chains or groups.
Definition: A landform consisting of loose rock particles such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles, cobble, or even shell fragments along the shoreline of a body of water.
Definition: An organism that moves through the water column via movements of its fins, legs or appendages, via undulatory movements of the body or via jet propulsion; includes pelagic phases during reproduction (swarming at the surface)
Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
The environments in which many calcareous tubeworms species are known to live. Select an environment to see its calcareous tubeworms species checklist.
calcareous tubeworms Habitats
The environments in which many calcareous tubeworms species are known to live. Select an environment to see its calcareous tubeworms species checklist.
