Tubulanus ruber

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Tubulanus ruber
Humboldt County, CA, 2025
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nemertea
Class: Palaeonemertea
Order: Tubulaniformes
Family: Tubulanidae
Genus: Tubulanus
Species:
T. ruber
Binomial name
Tubulanus ruber
(Griffin, 1898)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Carinella rubra Griffin, 1898

Tubulanus ruber is a species of ribbon worm in the phylum Nemertea. Its range extends across the Pacific coast of North America, from the Monterey Bay to the Gulf of Alaska.[2] This species is found on boulders of the rocky intertidal, unlike many other species of Tubulanus that inhabit the sandy intertidal.[3][4]

Tubulanus ruber can grow to more than 3 meters in length when fully extended, making this species one of the largest in its genus.[2] It is also one of the visible, with its striking red, vermillion, or orange color.[2][3]

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