SERPULIDAE Rafinesque, 1815
(serpulid polychaetes)

Interactions where SERPULIDAE is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
branchial crown branchial crown is ectoparasitised by Cyclochaeta serpularum a ciliate Serpulid Tubeworms (Polychaeta Serpulidae) around Dale, Pembrokeshire, Nelson-Smith A. & Gee, J.M., 1966
 /Chromista/Ciliophora/Oligohymenophorea/Cyclochaeta serpularum/Cyclochaeta serpularuma ciliate Animal / parasite / ectoparasite /Animalia/Annelida/Polychaeta/Sabellida/Serpulidae/Serpulidaeserpulid polychaetesbranchial crown ectoparasitises branchial crown

SERPULIDAE (serpulid polychaetes) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Nelson-Smith A. & Gee, J.M., 1966Serpulid Tubeworms (Polychaeta Serpulidae) around Dale, PembrokeshireField Studies 2(3): 331-357.
Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Ficopomatus enigmaticus
Trumpet Tube Worm
Species 1 references
Filograna
a genus of polychaete worms
Genus 1 subtaxa 2 trophisms
Hydroides
a genus of annelids
Genus 1 subtaxa 2 trophisms
Protula tubularia
a polychaete worm
Species 3 trophisms
Serpula
a genus of polychaete worms
Genus 2 trophisms
Spirobranchus
keelworms
Genus 4 trophisms
Spirorbis
a genus of polychaete worms
Genus 4 subtaxa 9 trophisms 1 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilySERPULIDAE (serpulid polychaetes)
OrderSABELLIDA (an order of polychaetes)
ClassPOLYCHAETA (polychaete worms and ragworms)
PhylumANNELIDA (segmented worms and leeches)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for SERPULIDAE (serpulid polychaetes)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Nelson-Smith A. & Gee, J.M. 1966 Serpulid Tubeworms (Polychaeta Serpulidae) around Dale, Pembrokeshire Field Studies 2(3): 331-357.

SERPULIDAE (serpulid polychaetes) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to SERPULIDAE (serpulid polychaetes):

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