Alentia gelatinosa Gelatinous Scaleworm, Gelatinous Scale Worm

Alentia gelatinosa is commonly referred to as Gelatinous Scaleworm, Gelatinous Scale Worm. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

17388 

AphiaID:

130722 

Scientific:

Alentia gelatinosa 

German:

Gallert-Schuppenwurm 

English:

Gelatinous Scaleworm, Gelatinous Scale Worm 

Category:

Sea Worms 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Phyllodocida (Order) > Polynoidae (Family) > Alentia (Genus) > gelatinosa (Species) 

Initial determination:

(M. Sars, ), 1835 

Occurrence:

the North Sea, Belgium, East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, France, Ireland, North Atlantic Ocean, Norway, the British Isles, the Canary Islands, West Africa 

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:

Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water, Soft grounds, Under rocks 

Size:

0.39" - 3.54" (1,5cm - 9cm) 

Food:

No reliable information available 

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:

• Alentia australis
• 
  Alentia gelatinosa
  Gallert-Schuppenwurm

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-04-22 20:08:38 

Last edit:

2025-04-22 20:08:38 

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