Pherecardia distincta Bristle Worm

Pherecardia distincta is commonly referred to as Bristle Worm. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

17918 

AphiaID:

1847709 

Scientific:

Pherecardia distincta 

German:

Borstenwurm 

English:

Bristle Worm 

Category:

Sea Worms 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Amphinomida (Order) > Amphinomidae (Family) > Pherecardia (Genus) > distincta (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Hoagland, ), 1920 

Occurrence:

Eastern Pacific Ocean, French Polynesia, Gulf of Mannar , Hawaii, Indian Ocean, Philippines, Samoa, Western Indian Ocean 

Marine Zone:

Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

7.87" - 17.72" (20cm - 45cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Predatory 

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:

• Pherecardia maculata
• Pherecardia parva
• Pherecardia polylamellata
• Pherecardia quinquemaculata
• 
  Pherecardia striata
  Gestreifter Feuerborstenwurm

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Pherecardia distincta
  Borstenwurm

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-11-26 20:48:35 

Last edit:

2025-11-26 20:48:35 

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