Spirobranchus Blainville, 1818
(keelworms)

Interactions where Spirobranchus is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
has blood sucked by branchial tentacle of adult UK/Ireland Odostomia lukisii a pyramidellid sea-snail Pyramidellidae Serpulid Tubeworms (Polychaeta Serpulidae) around Dale, Pembrokeshire, Nelson-Smith A. & Gee, J.M., 1966
 /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Pyramidellidae/Odostomia lukisii/Odostomia lukisiia pyramidellid sea-snailbranchial tentacleadult Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood suckerUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Annelida/Polychaeta/Sabellida/Serpulidae/Spirobranchus/Spirobranchuskeelworms branchial tentacle of adult sucks the blood of
has blood sucked by branchial tentacle of adult UK/Ireland Odostomia plicata a pyramidellid sea-snail Pyramidellidae British Prosobranch and other operculate gastropod molluscs, Graham, A., 1971
Serpulid Tubeworms (Polychaeta Serpulidae) around Dale, Pembrokeshire, Nelson-Smith A. & Gee, J.M., 1966
 /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Pyramidellidae/Odostomia plicata/Odostomia plicataa pyramidellid sea-snailbranchial tentacleadult Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood suckerUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Annelida/Polychaeta/Sabellida/Serpulidae/Spirobranchus/Spirobranchuskeelworms branchial tentacle of adult sucks the blood of
has blood sucked by branchial tentacle of adult UK/Ireland Odostomia unidentata a pyramidellid sea-snail Pyramidellidae British Prosobranch and other operculate gastropod molluscs, Graham, A., 1971
Serpulid Tubeworms (Polychaeta Serpulidae) around Dale, Pembrokeshire, Nelson-Smith A. & Gee, J.M., 1966
 /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Pyramidellidae/Odostomia unidentata/Odostomia unidentataa pyramidellid sea-snailbranchial tentacleadult Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood suckerUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Annelida/Polychaeta/Sabellida/Serpulidae/Spirobranchus/Spirobranchuskeelworms branchial tentacle of adult sucks the blood of
gut gut is endoparasitised by UK/Ireland Selenidium a genus of gregarines Sporozoa Serpulid Tubeworms (Polychaeta Serpulidae) around Dale, Pembrokeshire, Nelson-Smith A. & Gee, J.M., 1966
 /Protozoa/Sporozoa/Selenidium/Selenidiuma genus of gregarines Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Annelida/Polychaeta/Sabellida/Serpulidae/Spirobranchus/Spirobranchuskeelwormsgut endoparasitises gut

Author & YearTitleSource
Graham, A., 1971British Prosobranch and other operculate gastropod molluscsSynopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 2, ed 1 edition, 112pp, The Linnean Society of London
Nelson-Smith A. & Gee, J.M., 1966Serpulid Tubeworms (Polychaeta Serpulidae) around Dale, PembrokeshireField Studies 2(3): 331-357.

Spirobranchus (keelworms) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusSpirobranchus (keelworms)
FamilySERPULIDAE (serpulid polychaetes)
OrderSABELLIDA (an order of polychaetes)
InfraclassCanalipalpata (an infraclass of annelids)
SubclassSEDENTARIA (a subclass of annelids)
ClassPOLYCHAETA (polychaete worms and ragworms)
PhylumANNELIDA (segmented worms and leeches)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Spirobranchus (keelworms)

Spirobranchus (keelworms) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Spirobranchus (keelworms):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 21 images of Spirobranchus (keelworms)

To examine the animal, break the tube towards the narrow end using forceps. Chase the animal out with a mounted needle, breaking the tube from the inside as you go.

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