Alitta succinea Clam Worm, Pile Worm

Alitta succinea is commonly referred to as Clam Worm, Pile Worm. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

15146 

AphiaID:

234850 

Scientific:

Alitta succinea 

German:

Bernstein-Ringelwurm 

English:

Clam Worm, Pile Worm 

Category:

Vermi 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Phyllodocida (Order) > Nereididae (Family) > Alitta (Genus) > succinea (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Leuckart, ), 1847 

Occurrence:

the Black Sea, the North Sea, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada Eastern Pacific, China, European Coasts, France, Greece, Gulf of California, Gulf of Maine, Gulf of Mexico, New Zealand, North Atlantic Ocean, North Pacific (Ocean), Panama, South-Africa, Southeast Atlantic, the Caribbean, the Mediterranean Sea, Ukraine, Uruguay, USA 

Sea depth:

5 - 35 Meter 

Habitats:

Brackish water 

Size:

1.97" - 7.48" (5cm - 19cm) 

Temperature:

46.4 °F - 82.4 °F (8°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Detritus, Diatoms, Protozoa, Zoobenthos 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Lower risk / conservation dependent (LR) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Alitta acutifolia
• 
  Alitta brandti
  Riesen Seeringelwurm
• Alitta grandis
• 
  Alitta succinea
  Bernstein-Ringelwurm
• 
  Alitta virens
  Irisierender Seeringelwurm

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2022-09-05 19:13:33 

Last edit:

2022-09-05 20:28:16 

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