Dorvillea moniloceras Candy-striped Worm

Dorvillea moniloceras is commonly referred to as Candy-striped 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.

Robin Gwen Agarwal, USA

Dorvillea moniloceras,Monterey County, California 2024

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AphiaID:: 332766

Scientific:: Dorvillea moniloceras
German:: Bonbonfarben-gestreifter Vielborster
English:: Candy-striped Worm

Category:: Sea Worms

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Eunicida (Order) > Dorvilleidae (Family) > Dorvillea (Genus) > moniloceras (Species)
Initial determination:: (Moore, ), 1909

Occurrence:: Bermuda, Brazil, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Galapagos Islands, Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), Peru, USA
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:: Meter
Habitats:: Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 6,9 cm
Food:: No reliable information available
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown