Gastropods · Marine Life · Miscellaneous shells

Colonial worm-shell (Dendropoma corallinaceum)

A colony of colonial worm-shell on a rock boulder. Jacobsbaai, Western Cape (2020) – iNaturalist

A small gregarious species forming an intertwining mass of long, white, worm-like tubes, often sunken into encrusting coralline algae. Operculum present.

About 10 mm long.

A filter-feeder which spins a mucus net to trap floating particles.

Two Oceans: A Guide to the Marine Life of Southern Africa (2007, 2016)

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