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Ficopomatus enigmaticus (Fauvel, 1923)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Fauvel, P. 1923. Un nouveau serpulien d'eau saumat

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Annelida
class
Polychaeta
order
Sabellida
family
Serpulidae
genus
Ficopomatus
species
Ficopomatus enigmaticus

Name

Synonyms
Mercierella enigmatica Fauvel, 1923
Phycopomatus enigmaticus (Fauvel, 1923)
Homonyms
Ficopomatus enigmaticus (Fauvel, 1923)
Common names
Australian tubeworm in English
Australian tubeworm in English
Australian tubeworm in English
Australian tubeworm in English
Australian tubeworm in English
Australian tubeworm in language.
Australian tubeworm, Tube worm in English
Australisk kalkrörsmask in Swedish
Australisk kalkrörsmask in Swedish
Australisk kalkrörsmask in Swedish
Australsk kalkrørsorm in Danish
Australsk kalkrørsorm in language.
Australsk kalkrørsorm in language.
Australsk kalkrørsorm in Danish
Cascail in French
Estuarine Tube-worm in English
Mercierella in Catalan–Valencian
Mercierelle in French
Poliqueto incrustante in Spanish
Trompet-kalkkokerworm in Dutch
Tüten-Kalkröhrenwurm in German
Tüten-Kalkröhrenwurm in language.
Tüten-Kalkröhrenwurm in German
Tüten-Kalkröhrenwurm in German
australsk kalkrørsorm in language.
mercierelle in French
mercierelle in French
mercierelle in French
trompetkalkkokerworm in Dutch
trompetkalkkokerworm in Dutch
tube worm in English
tube worm in English
tube worm in English
カニヤドリカンザシゴカイ in Japanese
カニヤドリカンザシゴカイ in Japanese
Trompet-kalkkokerworm in Dutch
australisk kalkrörsmask in Swedish
australisk kalkrörsmask in Swedish
trompetkalkkokerworm in Dutch
trompetkalkkokerworm in Dutch
Australian tubeworm in English
Australian tubeworm in English
Australisk kalkrörsmask in Swedish
Australisk kalkrörsmask in Swedish
Australsk kalkrørsorm in Danish
Australsk kalkrørsorm in Danish
Trompetkalkkokerworm in Dutch
Tüten-Kalkröhrenwurm in German
Tüten-Kalkröhrenwurm in German
mercierelle in French

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