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Lygdamis sp.2 Devil worm, Honeycomb worm

Lygdamis sp.2is commonly referred to as Devil worm, Honeycomb worm. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully.

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Lygdamis sp., Honeycomb worm Puerto Galera, Philippines IMG_8100


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lexID:
11405 
AphiaID:
0 
Scientific:
Lygdamis sp.2 
German:
Teufelswurm 
English:
Devil Worm, Honeycomb Worm 
Category:
Feather Duster Worms 
Family tree:
Lygdamis (Genus) > sp.2 (Species) 
Occurrence:
New Caledonia, Philippines, South-Pazific 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Size:
1.57" - 3.94" (4cm - 10cm) 
Temperature:
32 °F - 80.6 °F (0°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Filter feeder 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
None 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Lygdamis augeneri
  • Lygdamis bhaudi
  • Lygdamis curvatus
  • Lygdamis dayi
  • Lygdamis ehlersi
  • Lygdamis giardi
  • Lygdamis gibbsi
  • Lygdamis gilchristi
  • Lygdamis indicus
  • Lygdamis japonicus
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2018-02-19 19:49:07 

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Lygdamis sp.

This worm is a Sabellariid tube worm.The tube protects the worm from predators, because all polychaetes are soft-bodied.Lygdamis is a nocturnal filter feeder. The food of this worm consists of planktonic microorganism.

The tube is built by active capture of coarse sand, shell fragments or other suitable particles , which are glued together to form elongate cylindrical tubes.

External links

  1. Homepage Dr. Paddy Ryan (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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