Paralepidonotus ampulliferus Scale Worm

Paralepidonotus ampulliferus is commonly referred to as Scale Worm. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

15161 

AphiaID:

209641 

Scientific:

Paralepidonotus ampulliferus 

German:

Schuppenwurm 

English:

Scale Worm 

Category:

Vermi 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Phyllodocida (Order) > Polynoidae (Family) > Paralepidonotus (Genus) > ampulliferus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Grube, ), 1878 

Occurrence:

Kenya, Marschall Islands, Mozambique, New Zealand, Red Sea 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

0 - 15 Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Coralline soils, coral quarry, Muddy grounds, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Seawater, Sea water, Soft grounds, Under rocks 

Size:

2,5 cm 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Crustaceans, Hydrozoa polyps, Invertebrates, Predatory, Sponges, Starfishs, Worms, Zoobenthos 

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:

• Paralepidonotus ampullifera
• 
  Paralepidonotus ampulliferus
  Schuppenwurm
• Paralepidonotus erythromaris
• Paralepidonotus heteropodus
• Paralepidonotus indica
• Paralepidonotus indicus

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2022-09-09 19:39:26 

Last edit:

2025-08-20 12:26:53 

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