Galeolaria hystrix is a serpulid worm of the family Serpulidae, endemic to southern Australia and New Zealand.
| Galeolaria hystrix | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Clade: | Sedentaria |
| Order: | Sabellida |
| Family: | Serpulidae |
| Genus: | Galeolaria |
| Species: | G. hystrix |
| Binomial name | |
| Galeolaria hystrix Mörch, 1863 | |
Ecology
editThey form aggregations that increase local biodiversity, alter sediments, and provide habitat, food, and shelter for many organisms in their ecosystem.
References
edit- Annelida.net
- Miller M & Batt G, Reef and Beach Life of New Zealand, William Collins (New Zealand) Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1973
- Nelson, K. S., Liddy, M., & Lamare, M. D. (2017). Embryology, larval development, settlement and metamorphosis in the New Zealand Serpulid Polychaete Galeolaria hystrix. Invertebrate Reproduction & Development, 61(4), 207–217.
- Riedi, M. A., & Smith, A. M. (2015). Tube growth and calcification of two reef-building ecosystem engineers in southern New Zealand: Galeolaria hystrix and Spirobranchus cariniferus (Polychaeta: Serpulidae). Marine Geology, 367, 212–219.
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