Annulobalcis maculata Maculated Crinoid Parasite

Annulobalcis maculata is commonly referred to as Maculated Crinoid Parasite. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Annulobalcis maculata, 10mm, Anilao 2025

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AphiaID:: 1790667

Scientific:: Annulobalcis maculata
German:: Gefleckter Haarstern Parasit, Gefleckte Annulobalcis, Comatella nigra Parasit
English:: Maculated Crinoid Parasite

Category:: Lumache

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Eulimidae (Family) > Annulobalcis (Genus) > maculata (Species)
Initial determination:: Dgebuadze, Fedosov & Kantor, 2012

Occurrence:: Anilao, Philippines, Vietnam
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:: 5 - 7 Meter
Habitats:: Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 1,0 cm
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: Parasitic
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:

Annulobalcis albus
Annulobalcis aurisflamma
Annulobalcis cicatricosa
Annulobalcis maculatus
Annulobalcis marshalli
Annulobalcis procera
Annulobalcis shimazui
Annulobalcis vinarius
Annulobalcis wareni
Annulobalcis yamamotoi
Haarstern Parasit, Yamamotos Annulobalcis, Tropiometra macrodiscus Parasit

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2026-03-26 13:19:39
Last edit:: 2026-03-26 13:32:21

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Annulobalcis maculata Dgebuadze, Fedosov & Kantor, 2012

Eulimidae is a family of very small parasitic sea snails. These small parasitic snails live on (or in some cases in) the bodies of echinoderms such as sea cucumbers, sea urchins, sea stars, etc. All species lack a radula, in most cases possessing a proboscis which they extend into their host's body cavity in order to feed their blood.

Synonymised names
Annulobalcis maculatus Dgebuadze, Fedosov & Kantor, 2012 · unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet

External links

researchgate (en). Abgerufen am 26.03.2026.
underwaterkwa (en). Abgerufen am 26.03.2026.

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Annulobalcis maculata, 10mm, Anilao 2025

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