Rafi Amar, Israel
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Oenone fulgida (Savigny in Lamarck, 1818)
Oenone fulgida, also known as The Orange Worm and Clam Worm, is a predatory marine worm that preys on snails, molluscs and clams. Some aquarists report them predating on LPS polyps too. THe Orange Worm is very sensitive to light, and as a result of this are a nocturnal species.
This species occurs in Indo-Pacific, Western and North Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea.Oenone fulgida is a predatory worm,an mollusc eater.
Synonymised names:
Aglaura fulgida Lamarck, 1818 (superseded original combination)
Aglaurides erythraeensis Gravier, 1900 (subjective synonym)
Aglaurides erythraeensis symmetrica Fauvel, 1914 (subjective synonym)
Aglaurides fulgida (Savigny in Lamarck, 1818) (superseded recombination)
Halla australis Haswell, 1886 (subjective synonym)
Oenone diphyllidia Schmarda, 1861 (subjective synonym)
Oenone haswelli Benham, 1915 (subjective synonym)
Oenone lucida Lamarck, 1818 (subjective synonym)
Oenone pacifica Fischli, 1900 (subjective synonym)
Oenone symmetrica (Fauvel, 1914) (superseded recombination)
Oenone telura Chamberlin, 1919 (subjective synonym)
Oenone vitiensis Grube, 1871 (subjective synonym)
Direct children (2):
Subspecies Oenone fulgida arabelloides Crossland, 1924
Subspecies Oenone fulgida malensis Crossland, 1924
Oenone fulgida, also known as The Orange Worm and Clam Worm, is a predatory marine worm that preys on snails, molluscs and clams. Some aquarists report them predating on LPS polyps too. THe Orange Worm is very sensitive to light, and as a result of this are a nocturnal species.
This species occurs in Indo-Pacific, Western and North Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea.Oenone fulgida is a predatory worm,an mollusc eater.
Synonymised names:
Aglaura fulgida Lamarck, 1818 (superseded original combination)
Aglaurides erythraeensis Gravier, 1900 (subjective synonym)
Aglaurides erythraeensis symmetrica Fauvel, 1914 (subjective synonym)
Aglaurides fulgida (Savigny in Lamarck, 1818) (superseded recombination)
Halla australis Haswell, 1886 (subjective synonym)
Oenone diphyllidia Schmarda, 1861 (subjective synonym)
Oenone haswelli Benham, 1915 (subjective synonym)
Oenone lucida Lamarck, 1818 (subjective synonym)
Oenone pacifica Fischli, 1900 (subjective synonym)
Oenone symmetrica (Fauvel, 1914) (superseded recombination)
Oenone telura Chamberlin, 1919 (subjective synonym)
Oenone vitiensis Grube, 1871 (subjective synonym)
Direct children (2):
Subspecies Oenone fulgida arabelloides Crossland, 1924
Subspecies Oenone fulgida malensis Crossland, 1924
