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title: "Australian Tubeworm"
description: "Ficopomatus enigmaticus — Outros animais. Ficopomatus enigmaticus, commonly known as the Australian tubeworm, is a species of serpulid tubeworms."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/australian-tubeworm
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Australian Tubeworm

> Ficopomatus enigmaticus — Outros animais. Ficopomatus enigmaticus, commonly known as the Australian tubeworm, is a species of serpulid tubeworms.

- Scientific name: *Ficopomatus enigmaticus*
- Category: `other` (Outros animais)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 601
- Wikidata: [Q1885247](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1885247)
- iNaturalist taxon: [85363](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/85363)

## Names

- en: Australian Tubeworm
- de: Tüten-Kalkröhrenwurm
- es: Poliqueto incrustante
- fr: Cascail

## Countries with the most observations

US (237), FR (52), IT (17), AU (13), PT (13), GB (12), ME (8), ZA (7), ES (5), AR (4), BG (4), GR (4)

## Summary

Ficopomatus enigmaticus, commonly known as the Australian tubeworm, is a species of serpulid tubeworms. Their true native range is unknown, but they probably originated in the Southern Hemisphere, perhaps from the Indian Ocean and the coastal waters of Australia. Today they have a cosmopolitan distribution, having been introduced to shallow waters worldwide. The Australian tubeworm is an invasive species that dominates and alters habitats, reduces water quality, depletes resources, and causes biofouling.

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

## Photo

![Australian Tubeworm](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/australian-tubeworm/medium.jpg)

Photo: Sterling Herron · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/271615005

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/australian-tubeworm?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).