''Protula'' is a
genus
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of marine
polychaete
Polychaeta () is a paraphyletic class of generally marine annelid worms, commonly called bristle worms or polychaetes (). Each body segment has a pair of fleshy protrusions called parapodia that bear many bristles, called chaetae, which are ...
worms in the
family
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Serpulidae
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 whe ...
.
Subgenera
This genus has two subgenera:
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Protula (Hydroides)''
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Protula (Protulopsis)
''Protula'' is a genus of marine polychaete worms in the family Serpulidae.
Subgenera
This genus has two subgenera:
*'' Protula (Hydroides)''
*'' Protula (Protulopsis)''
Species
The following species are classified in this genus:
*'' Protula al ...
''
Species
The following
species
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are classified in this genus:
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Protula alba
''Protula'' is a genus of marine polychaete worms in the Family (biology), family Serpulidae.
Subgenera
This genus has two subgenera:
*''Protula (Hydroides)''
*''Protula (Protulopsis)''
Species
The following species are classified in this genus ...
'' Benedict, 1887
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Protula alberti'' Fauvel, 1909
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Protula americana'' McIntosh, 1885
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Protula anomala'' Day, 1955
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Protula antennata'' Ehlers, 1887
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Protula apomatoides'' (Uchida, 1978)
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Protula atypha'' Bush, 1905
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Protula balboensis'' Monro, 1933
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Protula bispiralis
''Protula bispiralis'', commonly known as the red fanworm or as a mopworm, is a species of marine polychaete worm in the family Serpulidae.
Description
Red fanworms have bodies which grow to 65mm in a tube of up to 10mm in diameter. They ar ...
'' (Savigny, 1822)
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Protula canavarii
''Protula'' is a genus of marine polychaete worms in the family Serpulidae.
Subgenera
This genus has two subgenera:
*'' Protula (Hydroides)''
*'' Protula (Protulopsis)''
Species
The following species are classified in this genus:
*'' Protu ...
'' Roverto, 1899 †
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Protula diomedeae'' Benedict, 1887
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Protula extensa'' Solander in Brander, 1766
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Protula intestinum
''Protula'' is a genus of marine polychaete worms in the family Serpulidae.
Subgenera
This genus has two subgenera:
*'' Protula (Hydroides)''
*'' Protula (Protulopsis)''
Species
The following species are classified in this genus:
*'' Protu ...
'' (Lamarck, 1818)
*''
Protula longiseta
''Protula'' is a genus of marine polychaete worms in the family Serpulidae.
Subgenera
This genus has two subgenera:
*'' Protula (Hydroides)''
*'' Protula (Protulopsis)''
Species
The following species are classified in this genus:
*'' Protu ...
'' Schmarda, 1861
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Protula media
''Protula'' is a genus of marine polychaete worms in the family Serpulidae.
Subgenera
This genus has two subgenera:
*'' Protula (Hydroides)''
*'' Protula (Protulopsis)''
Species
The following species are classified in this genus:
*'' Protu ...
'' Stimpson, 1854
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Protula pacifica
''Protula'' is a genus of marine polychaete worms in the family Serpulidae.
Subgenera
This genus has two subgenera:
*'' Protula (Hydroides)''
*'' Protula (Protulopsis)''
Species
The following species are classified in this genus:
*'' Protu ...
'' Pixell, 1912
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Protula palliata
''Protula'' is a genus of marine polychaete worms in the family Serpulidae.
Subgenera
This genus has two subgenera:
*'' Protula (Hydroides)''
*'' Protula (Protulopsis)''
Species
The following species are classified in this genus:
*'' Protu ...
'' (Willey, 1905)
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Protula planianica
''Protula'' is a genus of marine polychaete worms in the family Serpulidae.
Subgenera
This genus has two subgenera:
*'' Protula (Hydroides)''
*'' Protula (Protulopsis)''
Species
The following species are classified in this genus:
*'' Protu ...
'' Ziegler, 1984 †
*''
Protula submedia
''Protula'' is a genus of marine polychaete worms in the family Serpulidae.
Subgenera
This genus has two subgenera:
*'' Protula (Hydroides)''
*'' Protula (Protulopsis)''
Species
The following species are classified in this genus:
*'' Protu ...
'' Augener, 1906
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Protula superba
''Protula'' is a genus of marine polychaete worms in the family Serpulidae.
Subgenera
This genus has two subgenera:
*'' Protula (Hydroides)''
*'' Protula (Protulopsis)''
Species
The following species are classified in this genus:
*'' Protu ...
'' Moore, 1909
*''
Protula tubularia
''Protula'' is a genus of marine polychaete worms in the family Serpulidae.
Subgenera
This genus has two subgenera:
*'' Protula (Hydroides)''
*'' Protula (Protulopsis)''
Species
The following species are classified in this genus:
*'' Protu ...
'' (Montagu, 1803)
*''
Protula vincenti
''Protula'' is a genus of marine polychaete worms in the family Serpulidae.
Subgenera
This genus has two subgenera:
*'' Protula (Hydroides)''
*'' Protula (Protulopsis)''
Species
The following species are classified in this genus:
*'' Protu ...
'' Rovereto, 1904
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Protula xeniolum
''Protula'' is a genus of marine polychaete worms in the family Serpulidae.
Subgenera
This genus has two subgenera:
*'' Protula (Hydroides)''
*'' Protula (Protulopsis)''
Species
The following species are classified in this genus:
*'' Protu ...
'' Rovereto, 1904
Synonyms
The following genera are synonyms of ''Protula'':
*''Ehlerprotula'' Uchida, 1978 (junior synonym)
*''Lemintina'' Risso, 1826 (subjective synonym)
*''Longitubus'' Howell, 1943 † (subjective synonym)
*''Membranopsis'' Bush, 1910 (subjective synonym)
*''Paraprotula'' Uchida, 1978 (junior synonym)
*''Peotula'' Sun, 1998
*''Protula (Philippiprotula)'' Uchida, 1978 (subgenus not recognized any longer)
*''Protula (Protula)'' Risso, 1826 (subgenus not longer recognised)
*''Protula (Psygmobranchus)'' Philippi, 1844 (subgenus not recognised any longer)
*''Protulopsis'' Saint-Joseph, 1894 (synonym)
*''Psygmobranchus'' Philippi, 1844 (junior synonym)
*''Salmacinopsis'' Bush, 1910
*''Serpula (Helena)'' Castelnau
*''Serpula (Spiramella)''
*''Spiramella'' Blainville, 1828 (junior synonym)
References
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Serpulidae