Polychaete "reefs" are in fashion.
See another example.
The Battle is not to the Strong: Serpulid Reefs in the Lagoon of Orbetello
(Tuscany, Italy) by C. N. Bianchi and C. Morri. Estuarine, Coastal and
Shelf Science (2001) 53, 215-220
Abstract. Two serpulid species build reefs in the Lagoon of Orbetello, a
poly-hyperhaline coastal pond: Hydroides dianthus (Verrill) and
Ficopomatus enigmaticus (Fauvel). The latter species reached higher
densities and built the most conspicuous reefs, notwithstanding that the
former species had tubes with better biomechanical properties (size,
thickness, bulk density and porosity).
Daniel.
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