Tubicolae \Tu*bic"o*lae\, n. pl. [L. tubus a tube + colere to
inhabit.] (Zool.)
A division of annelids including those which construct, and
habitually live in, tubes. The head or anterior segments
usually bear gills and cirri. Called also {Sedentaria}, and
{Capitibranchiata}. See {Serpula}, and {Sabella}.
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