''Galeolaria hystrix'' is a
serpulid
The Serpulidae are a family of sessile, tube-building annelid worms in the class Polychaeta. The members of this family differ from other sabellid tube worms in that they have a specialized operculum that blocks the entrance of their tubes wh ...
worm of the
family Serpulidae,
endemic to southern Australia and New Zealand.
References
Annelida.net* Miller M & Batt G, ''Reef and Beach Life of New Zealand'',
William Collins (New Zealand) Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1973
Serpulidae
Worms of New Zealand
Animals described in 1863
Endemic fauna of Oceania
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