Protula is a genus of marine polychaete worms in the family Serpulidae.
Subgenera This genus has two subgenera: Protula (Hydroides) Protula (Protulopsis)
Species The following species are classified in this genus: Protula alba Benedict, 1887 Protula alberti Fauvel, 1909 Protula americana McIntosh, 1885 Protula anomala Day, 1955 Protula antennata Ehlers, 1887 Protula apomatoides (Uchida, 1978) Protula atypha Bush, 1905 Protula balboensis Monro, 1933 Protula bispiralis (Savigny, 1822) Protula canavarii Roverto, 1899 † Protula diomedeae Benedict, 1887 Protula extensa Solander in Brander, 1766 Protula intestinum (Lamarck, 1818) Protula longiseta Schmarda, 1861 Protula media Stimpson, 1854 Protula pacifica Pixell, 1912 Protula palliata (Willey, 1905) Protula planianica Ziegler, 1984 † Protula submedia Augener, 1906 Protula superba Moore, 1909 Protula tubularia (Montagu, 1803) Protula vincenti Rovereto, 1904 Protula xeniolum Rovereto, 1904
Synonyms The following genera are synonyms of Protula: Ehlerprotula Uchida, 1978 (junior synonym) Lemintina Risso, 1826 (subjective synonym) Longitubus Howell, 1943 † (subjective synonym) Membranopsis Bush, 1910 (subjective synonym) Paraprotula Uchida, 1978 (junior synonym) Peotula Sun, 1998 Protula (Philippiprotula) Uchida, 1978 (subgenus not recognized any longer) Protula (Protula) Risso, 1826 (subgenus not longer recognised) Protula (Psygmobranchus) Philippi, 1844 (subgenus not recognised any longer) Protulopsis Saint-Joseph, 1894 (synonym) Psygmobranchus Philippi, 1844 (junior synonym) Salmacinopsis Bush, 1910 Serpula (Helena) Castelnau Serpula (Spiramella) Spiramella Blainville, 1828 (junior synonym)
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