Spirobranchus cariniferus Blue Tubeworm, Spiny Tubeworm

Spirobranchus cariniferus is commonly referred to as Blue Tubeworm, Spiny Tubeworm. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand

Spirobranchus cariniferus.Orewa beach.Auckland.New Zealand.2020

Courtesy of the author Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand Photo taken by Javier Couper. Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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lexID:: 13512
AphiaID:: 369294

Scientific:: Spirobranchus cariniferus
German:: Blauer Röhrenwurm, Stachliger Röhrenwurm
English:: Blue Tubeworm, Spiny Tubeworm

Category:: Feather Duster Worms

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Sabellida (Order) > Serpulidae (Family) > Spirobranchus (Genus) > cariniferus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Gray, ), 1843

Occurrence:: New Zealand
Sea depth:: 10 - 20 Meter
Size:: 0.79" - 1.97" (2,1cm - 5cm)
Temperature:: °F - 64.4 °F (°C - 18°C)
Food:: Detritus, 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:

Spirobranchus americanus
Spirobranchus arabicus
Spirobranchus baileybrockae
Spirobranchus cariniferus
Blauer Röhrenwurm, Stachliger Röhrenwurm
Spirobranchus corniculatus
Weihnachtsbaum Wurm
Spirobranchus coronatus
Röhrenwurm
Spirobranchus corrugatus
Spirobranchus cruciger
Spirobranchus decoratus
Spirobranchus eitzeni
Spirobranchus gardineri
Weihnachtsbaumwurm
Spirobranchus gaymardi
Spirobranchus giganteus
Großer Weihnachtsbaumwurm
Spirobranchus incrassatus
Spirobranchus kraussii
Weihnachtsbauwurm
Spirobranchus lamarcki
Spirobranchus latiscapus
Spirobranchus lima
Spirobranchus maldivensis
Spirobranchus minutus
Röhrenwurm
Spirobranchus murrayi
Spirobranchus nigranucha
Spirobranchus paumotanus
Spirobranchus polycerus
Spirobranchus polytrema
Spirobranchus pseudopolytremus
Spirobranchus richardsmithi
Spirobranchus spinosus
Weihnachtsbaumwurm
Spirobranchus taeniatus
Spirobranchus tenhovei
Spirobranchus tetraceros
Röhrenwurm
Spirobranchus triqueter
Dreikantröhrenwurm
Spirobranchus zelandicus
Spirobranchus zibrowii

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2021-01-02 13:00:40
Last edit:: 2021-01-02 13:13:12

Info

Spirobranchus cariniferus (Gray, 1843)

Adult worms can grow to 4cm long and 3 mm wide.The tube is hard, white, and triangular in cross-section with a ridge running along the top.The operculum is a flat, calcareous plate. The body is a yellow to orange colour towards the posterior and a bright blue at the anterior. Radioles are a bright to dark blue with some white bands.

The blue tubeworm is a filter feeder anst feeds on plankton and organic particles. This species is found throughout New Zealand.

Synonymised names
Placostegus cariniferus (Gray, 1843) (superseded recombination)
Pomatoceros carciniferus [auct. misspelling] (misspelling in non-taxonomic work)
Pomatoceros cariniferus (Gray, 1843) (superseded recombination)
Vermetus cariniferus Gray, 1843 (original combination)
Vermilia carinifera (Gray, 1843) (superseded recombination)
Vermilia greyi Quatrefages, 1866 (subjective synonym)
Vermilia mahoria Quatrefages, 1866 (subjective synonym)

External links

Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 02.01.2021.
WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 02.01.2021.

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Spirobranchus cariniferus, Auckland, New Zealand 2022

Foto: Pauatahanui Inlet, Poriria, Neuseeland

Spirobranchus cariniferus.Orewa beach.Auckland.New Zealand.2020

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