Eudistylia polymorpha giant feather duster worm

Eudistylia polymorpha is commonly referred to as giant feather duster worm. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

10440 

AphiaID:

333269 

Scientific:

Eudistylia polymorpha 

German:

Röhrenwurm 

English:

Giant Feather Duster Worm 

Category:

Feather Duster Worms 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Sabellida (Order) > Sabellidae (Family) > Eudistylia (Genus) > polymorpha (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Johnson, ), 1901 

Occurrence:

Alaska (Western Atlantic), California 

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:

1 - 420 Meter 

Habitats:

Bollards, Jetties, Sea bridges, Coral reefs, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water, Tide pools / rock pools 

Size:

3.94" - 9.84" (10cm - 25cm) 

Temperature:

45.68 °F - 78.62 °F (7.6°C - 25.9°C) 

Food:

Filter feeder, Plankton 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Eudistylia brevicomata
• Eudistylia catharinae
• 
  Eudistylia polymorpha
  Röhrenwurm
• Eudistylia suavis
• Eudistylia tenella
• 
  Eudistylia vancouveri
  Vancouver Röhrenwurm

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2017-02-15 15:12:29 

Last edit:

2025-02-18 14:07:30 

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