''Protula'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of marine
polychaete
Polychaeta () is a paraphyletic class of generally marine Annelid, annelid worms, common name, commonly called bristle worms or polychaetes (). Each body segment has a pair of fleshy protrusions called parapodia that bear many bristles, called c ...
worms in the
family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
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 w ...
.
Subgenera
This genus has two subgenera:
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Protula (Hydroides)
''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 ...
''
*''
Protula (Protulopsis)''
Species
The following
species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
are classified in this genus:
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Protula alba'' 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
''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 alb ...
'' Bush, 1905
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Protula balboensis
''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 alb ...
'' 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 (biology), family Serpulidae.
Description
Red fanworms have bodies which grow to 65mm in a tube of up to 10mm in diam ...
'' (Savigny, 1822)
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Protula canavarii'' 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:
*'' Protula alb ...
'' (Lamarck, 1818)
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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:
*'' Protula alb ...
'' Schmarda, 1861
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Protula media
''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 ...
'' 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:
*'' Protula alb ...
'' 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:
*'' Protula alb ...
'' (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:
*'' Protula alb ...
'' Ziegler, 1984 †
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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:
*'' Protula alb ...
'' 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:
*'' Protula alb ...
'' Moore, 1909
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Protula tubularia
''Protula tubularia'' is a species of polychaete in the family Serpulidae.
Habitat and distribution
This species is found in the waters of the Mediterranean Sea, the English Channel, the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea
The North Sea li ...
'' (Montagu, 1803)
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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:
*'' Protula alb ...
'' Rovereto, 1904
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Protula xeniolum'' 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