Galeolaria caespitosa Intertidal Tube Worm, Sydney Coral

Galeolaria caespitosa is commonly referred to as Intertidal Tube Worm, Sydney Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

16884 

AphiaID:

328068 

Scientific:

Galeolaria caespitosa 

German:

Gezeiten Röhrenwurm, Sidney Koralle 

English:

Intertidal Tube Worm, Sydney Coral 

Category:

Rørmark 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Sabellida (Order) > Serpulidae (Family) > Galeolaria (Genus) > caespitosa (Species) 

Initial determination:

Lamarck, 1818 

Occurrence:

Australia, Endemic species, New Zealand, Queensland (Australia), Tasmania (Australia) 

Marine Zone:

Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Bollards, Jetties, Sea bridges, Coastal waters, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Port facilities, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Seawater, Sea water, Stony soils 

Size:

0.79" - 1.18" (2,0cm - 3,0cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 64.4 °F (°C - 18°C) 

Food:

Filter feeder, Plankton 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Galeolaria caespitosa
  Gezeiten Röhrenwurm, Sidney Koralle
• Galeolaria gemineoa
• 
  Galeolaria hystrix
  Scharlachroter Röhrenwurm

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2024-10-20 20:08:30 

Last edit:

2024-10-20 20:14:36 

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