limy tubeworm vs Tube-building worm

Hydroides dianthus compared with Hydroides elegans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	limy tubeworm	Tube-building worm
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Annelida (кольчатые черви)	Annelida (кольчатые черви)
Class same	Polychaeta (многощетинковые черви)	Polychaeta (многощетинковые черви)
Order same	Sabellida (Sabellida)	Sabellida (Sabellida)
Family same	Serpulidae	Serpulidae
Genus same	Hydroides	Hydroides
Species	Hydroides dianthus	Hydroides elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

limy tubeworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Tube-building worm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

limy tubeworm

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt, Tunisia), Asia (4 countries), Europe (11 countries), 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 (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).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 17 countries:

🇦🇷 Argentina 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇪🇬 Egypt 🇫🇷 France 🇬🇷 Greece 🇮🇹 Italy 🇯🇵 Japan 🇱🇧 Lebanon 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇳 Tunisia 🇹🇷 Turkey 🇬🇧 United Kingdom