Pomatostegus stellatus Star Horseshoe Worm

Pomatostegus stellatus is commonly referred to as Star Horseshoe 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.

Profile

lexID:

2476 

AphiaID:

334600 

Scientific:

Pomatostegus stellatus 

German:

Sternen Röhrenwurm 

English:

Star Horseshoe Worm 

Category:

Feather Duster Worms 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Sabellida (Order) > Serpulidae (Family) > Pomatostegus (Genus) > stellatus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Abildgaard, ), 1789 

Occurrence:

Hong Kong, Australia, Belize, Bermuda, Brazil, Cuba, Florida, Galapagos Islands, Gulf of Mexico, Honduras, Japan, Mexico (East Pacific), Palau, Panama, Peru, the Caribbean, 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:

1 - 65 Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, On living corals, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 3.94" (10 cm) 

Temperature:

23,3 °F - 28,8 °F (23,3°C - 28,8°C) 

Food:

Dustfood , Filter feeder, Phytoplankton, Plankton, Zooplankton 

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:

• Pomatostegus actinoceras
• Pomatostegus kroyeri
• 
  Pomatostegus stellatus
  Sternen Röhrenwurm

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2008-03-22 17:45:52 

Last edit:

2024-01-21 20:46:27 

Info

Pictures

Commonly

1

Husbandry know-how of owners