species: Filograna implexa in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)

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Filograna implexa

©Anne Hoggett: Filograna implexa, NE coast of Lizard Island near base of reef slope.

©Anne Hoggett: Colony of Filograna implexa about 20 cm wide, NE coast of Lizard Island near base of reef slope.

Kingdom Animalia

Phylum Annelida

Class Polychaeta

Order Sabellida

Family Serpulidae

Genus Filograna

Species Filograna implexa

Colours

Colony of twisted branches composed of calcareous tubes; orange tentacle crowns of the worms contrast with the white tubes.