Euclymene lombricoides bamboo worm

Euclymene lombricoidesis commonly referred to as bamboo worm.

Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

Euclymene lumbricoides © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland,Bild aus der Adria

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lexID:: 6549
AphiaID:: 209899

Scientific:: Euclymene lombricoides
German:: Wurm, Bambusrohr-Wurm
English:: Bamboo Worm

Category:: Sea Worms

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Not assigned (Order) > Maldanidae (Family) > Euclymene (Genus) > lombricoides (Species)
Initial determination:: (Quatrefages, ), 1866

Occurrence:: the North Sea, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Mozambique, North Atlantic Ocean, Red Sea, the Mediterranean Sea
Size:: 4.72" - 5.91" (12cm - 15cm)
Temperature:: 50 °F - 77 °F (10°C - 25°C)
Food:: Carrion, Protozoa

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Euclymene affinis
Euclymene africana
Euclymene annandalei
Euclymene aucklandica
Euclymene campanula
Euclymene collaris
Euclymene corallicola
Euclymene coronata
Euclymene delineata
Euclymene dispar
Euclymene droebachiensis
Euclymene glandularis
Euclymene insecta
Euclymene lindrothi
Euclymene lombricoides
Wurm, Bambusrohr-Wurm
Euclymene luderitziana
Euclymene lyrocephala
Euclymene mossambica
Euclymene natalensis
Euclymene oerstedii
Euclymene palermitana
Euclymene papillata
Euclymene reticulata
Euclymene santandarensis
Euclymene trinalis
Euclymene tropica
Euclymene uncinata
Euclymene watsoni

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-12-30 19:41:07
Last edit:: 2013-12-30 19:41:07

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Euclymene lombricoides (Quatrefages, 1866)

Euclymene lombricoides belongs to the family Maldanidae.Their elongate body
segments giving them their common
name of bamboo worms.

It is regenerating it's head.

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) >Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Scolecida (Subclass) > Maldanidae (Family) > Euclymeninae (Subfamily) > Euclymene (Genus)

External links

DORIS (Données d'Observations pour la Reconnaissance et l'Identification de la faune et la flore Subaquatiques) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Homepage von Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Euclymene lumbricoides © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland,Bild aus der Adria

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