Themiste (Themiste) pyroides Peanut Worm

Themiste (Themiste) pyroides is commonly referred to as Peanut 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.

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Scientific:: Themiste (Themiste) pyroides
German:: Spritzwurm
English:: Peanut Worm

Category:: Ormer

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Sipuncula (Order) > Golfingiidae (Family) > Themiste (Genus) > (Themiste) pyroides (Species)
Initial determination:: (Chamberlin, ), 1919

Occurrence:: Alaska (Western Atlantic), Gulf of California, Japan, Mexico (East Pacific), Northeast Pacific Ocean, USA, West-Atlantic Ocean
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 0 - 36 Meter
Size:: up to 3.94" (10 cm)
Temperature:: 52.52 °F - 76.64 °F (11.4°C - 24.8°C)
Food:: Detritus, Suspension feeder
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:

Themiste alutacea
Themiste blanda
Themiste coriacea
Themiste cymodoceae
Themiste dehamata
Themiste dyscrita
Themiste hennahi
Themiste lageniformis
Themiste lutulenta
Themiste minor
Themiste neimaniae
Themiste pinnifolia
Themiste pyroides
Themiste spinifera
Themiste variospinosa

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2022-06-18 13:40:10
Last edit:: 2022-06-18 13:43:08

Info

Themiste (Themiste) pyroides (Chamberlin, 1919)

This species is a large peanut worm. The branching tentacles used by the worm for filter feeding (most sipunculids are deposit feeders). The body is yellowish-brown to dark brown in color.

Synonymised names:
Dendrostoma hexadactylum Satô, 1930 · unaccepted (synonym)
Dendrostoma petraeum Fisher, 1928 · unaccepted (synonym)
Dendrostoma pyroides Chamberlin, 1919 · unaccepted (basionym)
Dendrostomum hexadactylum Satô, 1930 · unaccepted (subsequent combination)
Themiste (Themiste) hexadactyla (Satô, 1930) · unaccepted (subsequent combination)
Themiste (Themiste) maculosum Popkov, 1993 · unaccepted (synonym)
Themiste hexadactyla (Satô, 1930) · unaccepted (subsequent combination)
Themiste maculosa Popkov, 1993 · unaccepted (synonym)
Themiste pyroides (Chamberlin, 1919) · alternate representation

External links

EOL (en). Abgerufen am 18.06.2022.
sealifebase.ca (en). Abgerufen am 18.06.2022.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 18.06.2022.
WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 18.06.2022.

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