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Spirobranchus spinosus Christmas Tree Worm

Spirobranchus spinosusis commonly referred to as Christmas Tree Worm. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Phil Garner, Southern California Marine Life, USA

Spirobranchus spinosus, Christmas Tree Worm, 2016


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lexID:
11781 
AphiaID:
334836 
Scientific:
Spirobranchus spinosus 
German:
Weihnachtsbaumwurm 
English:
Christmas Tree Worm 
Category:
Feather Duster Worms 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Sabellida (Order) > Serpulidae (Family) > Spirobranchus (Genus) > spinosus (Species) 
Initial determination:
Moore, 1923 
Occurrence:
Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, USA 
Sea depth:
1 - 12 Meter 
Size:
0.79" - 1.97" (2,1cm - 5,0cm) 
Temperature:
~ 11-21°C 
Food:
Filter feeder, Suspension feeder, Zooplankton 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2020-05-01 17:32:26 

Info

Spirobranchus spinosus Moore, 1923

Synonymised names
Spirabranchus spinosus Moore, 1923· accepted, alternate representation
Spirobranchus quadricornis non (Grube) sensu Treadwell, 1914 (subjective synonym)

Scientific paper

  1. Foregut innervation in juvenile Spirobranchus spinosus (Polychaeta), Lacalli, Thurston C.; West, Jenifer E. , 1988

External links

  1. Diver.net Chris Grossman's Underwater Photography (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Christmas Tree Worm(Spirobranchus spinosus),Santa Cruz Island,May 28-30, 2005
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Spirobranchus spinosus, Christmas Tree Worm, 2016
Christmas Tree Worm(Spirobranchus spinosus),Santa Cruz Island,May 28-30, 2005

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