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Spiraserpula caribensis

Spiraserpula caribensis

Pillai

GBIF:152035874

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Descriptions(2)

Description. Some specimens forming tube aggregations; others were found isolated. Tubes sinuous or spiraled (Fig. 7 A), with two internal ridges: mid-dorsal o ne smooth, mid-ventral one serrated (Fig. 7 B-C), occasionally with two internal lateral ridges (Fig. 7 D). Some tubes externally pinkish, others with two dorsal pink bands (Fig. 7 A-B). Body brown to dark brown (preserved material only). The worms are damaged. Branchial crowns lost. Thorax with eight chaetigers, including collar fascicles. Abdomen damaged.
Bastida-Zavala, Rolando (2012): Serpula and Spiraserpula (Polychaeta, Serpulidae) from the Tropical Western Atlantic and Gulf of Guinea. ZooKeys 198: 1-23, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.198.3030, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.198.3030
Distribution. Caribbean, Florida and Pacific of Panama.
Bastida-Zavala, Rolando (2012): Serpula and Spiraserpula (Polychaeta, Serpulidae) from the Tropical Western Atlantic and Gulf of Guinea. ZooKeys 198: 1-23, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.198.3030, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.198.3030

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Serpula and Spiraserpula (Polychaeta, Serpulidae) from the Tropical Western Atlantic and Gulf of Guinea

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This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Bastida-Zavala, Rolando (2012): Serpula and Spiraserpula (Polychaeta, Serpulidae) from the Tropical Western Atlantic and Gulf of Guinea. ZooKeys 198: 1-23, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.198.3030, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.198.3030

Bastida-Zavala R, pensoft (2012). Serpula and Spiraserpula (Polychaeta, Serpulidae) from the Tropical Western Atlantic and Gulf of Guinea. Plazi.org taxonomic treatments database. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.198.3030 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-16.

CC0Published 12/31/2012View dataset
GBIF Usage Key
152035874
Dataset Key
02b922d7-51af-41a6-b9d3-00419437b323
Origin
source
Backbone Key
2326643
Taxon ID
5DB0D6B92E0190BB7A411F7EBE3A9416.taxon
Last Crawled
6/11/2026
Last Interpreted
6/11/2026