Tube-building worm vs Tube-building worm

Hydroides elegans compared with Hydroides dirampha

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Tube-building worm	Tube-building worm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Annelida (Anelídeo)	Annelida (Anelídeo)
Class same	Polychaeta (Polychaeta)	Polychaeta (Polychaeta)
Order same	Sabellida (Sabellida)	Sabellida (Sabellida)
Family same	Serpulidae	Serpulidae
Genus same	Hydroides	Hydroides
Species	Hydroides elegans	Hydroides dirampha

Evolutionary Relationship

Tube-building worm and Tube-building worm share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Hydroides.

Conservation Status

Tube-building worm

NE — Not Evaluated

Tube-building worm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Tube-building worm	Tube-building worm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Tube-building worm

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (12 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Brazil).

Tube-building worm

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia), Asia (Lebanon, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 12 countries:

🇩🇿 Algeria 🇦🇺 Australia 🇪🇬 Egypt 🇬🇷 Greece 🇮🇹 Italy 🇱🇧 Lebanon 🇳🇴 Norway 🇪🇸 Spain 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇹🇳 Tunisia 🇹🇷 Turkey 🇺🇸 United States