North Island Explorer: Guide to North Vancouver Island

 

 

Red Tube Worm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photo 1: Red Tube Worms attached to a rock. (Photo taken at Shelter Point.)

 

Red Tube Worm: Serpula vermicularis

 

Also called calcareous tube worms, these worms are found intertidally and attached to the bottom of rocks. If disturbed, they will withdraw their colourful gills into their tubes.

 

 

 

 

 

Marine Life Guide to North Vancouver Island