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Cirriformia capensis Orange Thread-gilled Worm

Cirriformia capensis is commonly referred to as Orange Thread-gilled Worm. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Georgina Jones (CC-BY-SA), Cape Town

Cirriformia capensis, rambler north false bay 2024 (CC-BY-SA)


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lexID:
17285 
AphiaID:
332691 
Scientific:
Cirriformia capensis 
German:
Kap Spaghettiwurm, Oranger Spaghettiwurm 
English:
Orange Thread-gilled Worm 
Category:
Ormer 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Terebellida (Order) > Cirratulidae (Family) > Cirriformia (Genus) > capensis (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Schmarda, ), 1861 
Occurrence:
Angola, Australia, Gulf of Mexico, South-Africa 
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:
1 - 20 Meter 
Habitats:
Muddy grounds, Seawater, Sea water, Soft grounds 
Size:
0.39" - 3.94" (1cm - 10cm) 
Food:
Detritus 
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:
  • Cirriformia afer
  • Cirriformia capensis
    Kap Spaghettiwurm, Oranger Spaghettiwurm
  • Cirriformia capillaris
  • Cirriformia chefooensis
  • Cirriformia chrysodermoides
  • Cirriformia crassicollis
  • Cirriformia filigera
    Spaghettiwurm
  • Cirriformia limnoricola
  • Cirriformia maryae
  • Cirriformia melanacantha
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-03-04 20:04:37 

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Cirriformia capensis (Schmarda, 1861)

Cirriformia is a genus of marine polychaete worms in the family Cirratulidae. Common known as Spaghetti worm.

Synonymised names
Cirratulus australis Stimpson, 1855 · unaccepted (unreplaced junior homonym,...)
Cirratulus capensis Schmarda, 1861 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)

External links

  1. Atlas of Living Australia (en). Abgerufen am 04.03.2025.
  2. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 04.03.2025.

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Cirriformia capensis,Orotava wreck, Cape Peninsula, Cape Town, South Africa 2018 (CC-BY-SA)
Cirriformia capensis, rambler north false bay 2024 (CC-BY-SA)

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