Eupolymnia nebulosa Bristle worm

Eupolymnia nebulosa is commonly referred to as Bristle worm. Difficulty in the aquarium: Veldig vanskelig. A aquarium size of at least 150 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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AphiaID:: 131489

Scientific:: Eupolymnia nebulosa
German:: Spaghetti-Wurm
English:: Bristle Worm

Category:: Ormer

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Terebellida (Order) > Terebellidae (Family) > Eupolymnia (Genus) > nebulosa (Species)
Initial determination:: (Montagu, ), 1819

Occurrence:: Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, Antarctica, Bermuda, Brazil, China, European Coasts, Florida, Galapagos Islands, Gulf of Mexico, Indian Ocean, Israel, Kerguelen Islands, Mexico (East Pacific), New Caledonia, North Pacific (Ocean), Peru, South Atlantic, South-Pazific, Terre Adélie, the British Isles, the Mediterranean Sea, USA
Sea depth:: 0 - 315 Meter
Size:: 5.91" - 9.84" (15cm - 25cm)
Temperature:: 4,6 °F - 79.52 °F (4,6°C - 26.4°C)
Food:: Mucus, Phytoplankton, Zooplankton
Tank:: 33 gal (~ 150L)
Difficulty:: Veldig vanskelig
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Eupolymnia boniniana
Eupolymnia capensis
Eupolymnia caulleryi
Eupolymnia chlorobranchiata
Eupolymnia congruens
Eupolymnia corae
Eupolymnia crassicornis
Spaghettiwurm
Eupolymnia dubia
Eupolymnia heterobranchia
Eupolymnia intoshi
Eupolymnia koorangia
Eupolymnia labiata
Eupolymnia magnifica
Eupolymnia marenzelleri
Eupolymnia nebulosa
Spaghetti-Wurm
Eupolymnia nesidensis
Eupolymnia regnans
Eupolymnia robusta
Eupolymnia rullieri
Eupolymnia trigonostoma
Eupolymnia triloba
Eupolymnia umbonis

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-07-16 13:40:02
Last edit:: 2021-01-09 17:25:34

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(Montagu, 1818)

Eupolymnia nebulosa is a species of sedentary marine polychaete worm in the Terebellidae family. It builds a tube of slime under stones or large shells on soft substrates on the lower shore and down to depths of about 500 metres.
Wikipedia.

Amphiro nebulosa Montagu, 1808 (objective synonym)
Amphitrite meckelii Delle Chiaje, 1822 (objective synonym)
Amphitritoides rapax Costa, 1862 (objective synonym)
Pallonia rapax Costa, 1862 (objective synonym)
Pista cristata occidentalis Bidenkap in Nordgaard, 1907 (subjective synonym)
Polymnia nebulosa (Montagu, 1818) (subjective synonym)
Terebella debilis Malmgren, 1866 (subjective synonym)
Terebella nebulosa Montagu, 1818 (objective synonym)
Terebella tuberculata Dalyell, 1853 (subjective synonym)

External links

SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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