Polydorella prolifera tube worm, spionid worm

Polydorella prolifera is commonly referred to as tube worm, spionid worm. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:: 8878
AphiaID:: 330971

Scientific:: Polydorella prolifera
German:: Röhrenwurm
English:: Tube Worm, Spionid Worm

Category:: Spirografi

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Spionida (Order) > Spionidae (Family) > Polydorella (Genus) > prolifera (Species)
Initial determination:: Augener, 1914

Occurrence:: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Raja Amat, Sulawesi
Size:: 0.39" - 0.79" (1cm - 2cm)
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: Detritus, Plankton, Sediment feeder
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:

Polydorella dawydoffi
Polydorella kamakamai
Polydorella novaegeorgiae
Polydorella prolifera
Röhrenwurm
Polydorella smurovi
Röhrenwurm
Polydorella stolonifera

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2015-10-23 20:23:43
Last edit:: 2015-10-23 20:23:43

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Polydorella prolifera Augener, 1914

Polydorella prolifera is a spionid worm. This worm lives in a constructed particulate tube. It distribute themselves evenly over the surface of their substratum at a distance equalling the length of their tentacles.On the photo there are the spionid worms lives on an orange sponge.

Synonym:
Pseudopolydora prolifera

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Sedentaria (Subclass) > Canalipalpata (Infraclass) > Spionida (Order) > Spioniformia (Suborder) > Spionidae (Family) > rPolydorella (Genus) > Polydorella prolifera (Species)

External links

diveplanet.ru (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Homepage Dr. Paddy Ryan (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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