---
title: "Red Fanworm"
description: "Protula bispiralis — Andere dieren. Protula bispiralis, commonly known as the red fanworm or as a mopworm, is a species of marine polychaete worm in the family Serpulidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/red-fanworm
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Red Fanworm

> Protula bispiralis — Andere dieren. Protula bispiralis, commonly known as the red fanworm or as a mopworm, is a species of marine polychaete worm in the family Serpulidae.

- Scientific name: *Protula bispiralis*
- Category: `other` (Andere dieren)
- Habitats: `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 492
- Wikidata: [Q3614471](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3614471)
- iNaturalist taxon: [123447](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/123447)

## Names

- en: Red Fanworm

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (115), ID (64), HK (48), PH (44), NZ (14), SG (9), TW (9), AU (6), SC (3)

## Summary

Protula bispiralis, commonly known as the red fanworm or as a mopworm, is a species of marine polychaete worm in the family Serpulidae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protula_bispiralis

## Photo

![Red Fanworm](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-fanworm/medium.jpg)

Photo: laiet17 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/396007312

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/red-fanworm?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).