Iphione muricata Spiny Scaleworm

Iphione muricata is commonly referred to as Spiny Scaleworm. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

14495 

AphiaID:

209637 

Scientific:

Iphione muricata 

German:

Stacheliger Schuppenwurm 

English:

Spiny Scaleworm 

Category:

Vermi 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Phyllodocida (Order) > Iphionidae (Family) > Iphione (Genus) > muricata (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Lamarck, ), 1818 

Occurrence:

Australia, Guam, India, Indo Pacific, Israel, Madagascar, Marschall Islands, Mozambique, Philippines, Red Sea, Tansania, the Mediterranean Sea, the Seychelles 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Size:

up to 1.57" (4 cm) 

Food:

Carnivore 

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:

• Iphione coriolis
• Iphione henshawi
• Iphione hirta
• Iphione malifera
• 
  Iphione muricata
  Stacheliger Schuppenwurm
• Iphione ovata
• Iphione reticulata
• Iphione treadwelli

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2022-02-10 17:26:23 

Last edit:

2022-02-10 17:45:23 

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