Arctonoe fragilis Fragile Scaleworm, Ruffled Commensal Scaleworm

Arctonoe fragilis wird umgangssprachlich oft als Schuppenwurm bezeichnet.

Donna Pomeroy, USA

Arctonoe fragilis (Polychaete worm on Pisaster giganteus), Pillar Point 2017

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lexID:: 11487
AphiaID:: 333029

Scientific:: Arctonoe fragilis
German:: Fragiler Schuppenwurm
English:: Fragile Scaleworm, Ruffled Commensal Scaleworm

Category:: Vermi

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Phyllodocida (Order) > Polynoidae (Family) > Arctonoe (Genus) > fragilis (Species)
Initial determination:: (Baird, ), 1863

Occurrence:: Alaska (Western Atlantic), California, Canada Eastern Pacific, Ecuador, Japan, Pacific Ocean, USA
Sea depth:: 27 - 275 Meter
Habitats:: Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 8,5 cm
Temperature:: 33.8 °F - 50 °F (1°C - 10°C)
Food:: Detritus, Predatory
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:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2018-03-31 17:39:21
Last edit:: 2024-08-23 15:55:20

Info

Arctonoe fragilis (Grube, 1855)

Mostly symbiotic on the seastar Evasterias troschelii.

Similar to Arctonoe pulchra und Arctonoe vittata.

Synonymised names:
Halosydna fragilis (Baird, 1863)
Lepidonotus fragilis Baird, 1863

External links

inverts.wallawalla.edu (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Commonly

Arctonoe fragilis in the tube feet of Pisaster giganteus (HMB) 2011

Arctonoe fragilis (Polychaete worm on Pisaster giganteus), Pillar Point 2017

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