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Family Serpulidae

NORTHEAST PACIFIC

Serpula vermicularis

Rock Quarry, Catalina, California, 15 feet

RED TUBE WORM

Common on rocky reefs.  White calcareous tube with single red crown flecked with white.  Attains diameter of 1/2 inch.  Temperate seas worldwide excluding the East Coast of North America.