Tubulanus sexlineatus (Griffin 1898)

Pacific coast of North America (Alaska to southern California)

Dark brown or brown-red color with five fine white longitudinal lines, numerous white rings. Two paired lateral lines extend the whole body length. A midventral line comes off of the second band. The mouth is positioned between bands 1 and 2 and does not pierce band 2 (unlike Tubulanus superbus).

lives in fragile parchment-like tubes on wharf pilings or among hydroids and other sedentary growths, in sand between tides to depths of about 8m, under bark of wharf pilings

Resembles Tubulanus superbus but color pattern differs. This species has two paired lateral lines that extend the entire body length. The mouth is positioned between bands 1 and 2 and does not pierce band 2 (unlike Tubulanus superbus).