Description
Red fanworms have bodies which grow to 65mm in a tube of up to 10mm in diameter. They are lovely fanworms, having a white shell-like tube and two bright orange-red spirals of feathery branches protruding from it.Branch, G.M., Branch, M.L, Griffiths, C.L. and Beckley, L.E. 2010. ''Two Oceans: a guide to the marine life of southern Africa''Distribution
These animals are found off the southern African coast from Cape Point to Durban, subtidally and to at least 25m.Ecology
These animals grow under boulders or crevices, and are often seen on vertical rock faces. They use their feeding crowns to catch microplankton.Synonyms
The following species are synonyms of ''Protula bispiralis'': *''Protula (Philippiprotula) magnifica'' Straughan, 1967 (subjective synonym) *''Protula magnifica'' Straughan, 1967 (subjective synonym) *''Serpula (Spiramella) bispiralis'' Savigny, 1822 (objective synonym) *''Serpula bispiralis'' Savigny, 1822 (objective synonym) *''Spiramella bispiralis'' (Savigny, 1822) (objective synonym)References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q3614471 Serpulidae Animals described in 1822 Taxa named by Marie Jules César Savigny