Also known as Spirobranchus kraussii.
Gregarious, building massive blue colonies of interwoven tubes which are calcareous (a feature of the family Serpulidae). Head with two rows of feathery branches and a stalked operculum that has two pointed ‘wings’ and a flat calcareous cap.
Worms are about 15 mm long, their tubes about 2 mm in diameter.
Abundant on moderately exposed shores at mid-tide, often fringing pools.
Two Oceans: A Guide to the Marine Life of Southern Africa (1994, 2016)
F*CK FISH 