I received a request to identify some material on a rock recovered during a
submersible dive at about 180 ft on the St. Augustine Scarp off the Florida
coast. The calcareous tubes, which are dried out and without any remaining
trace of soft tissue, have multiple flared lips at intervals along their length,
and they remind me of serpulid annelids of some sort. The tubes are roughly
0.6mm in diameter, and fairly thin-walled. I have a decent photograph, and
would like to know if anyone might look at it and venture a guess as to what it
is. Please respond to me directly at the email address below. Many thanks.
David
David M. Knott
SCDNR
Marine Resources Research Institute
PO Box 12559
Charleston, SC 29422-2559
843-953-9096 ***PLEASE NOTE NEW NUMBER***
knottd at mrd.dnr.state.sc.us
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