Lanice conchilega sand mason worm

Lanice conchilega is commonly referred to as sand mason 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:

4252 

AphiaID:

131495 

Scientific:

Lanice conchilega 

German:

Bäumchenröhrenwurm 

English:

Sand Mason Worm 

Category:

Feather Duster Worms 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Terebellida (Order) > Terebellidae (Family) > Lanice (Genus) > conchilega (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Pallas, ), 1766 

Occurrence:

Hong Kong, Kuwait, the North Sea, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil, China, East cost of USA, Florida, France, Galapagos Islands, Germany, Gulf of Mexico, Indo Pacific, Ireland, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Netherlands, Peru, Portugal, Red Sea, Tansania, the British Isles, the Mediterranean Sea 

Sea depth:

37 - 81 Meter 

Size:

up to 11.81" (30 cm) 

Temperature:

73.4 °F - 80.6 °F (23°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Detritus, Dustfood , 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:

• Lanice amphelisso
• Lanice arakani
• Lanice auricula
• Lanice bidewa
• Lanice caulleryi
• 
  Lanice conchilega
  Bäumchenröhrenwurm
• Lanice fauveli
• Lanice haitiana
• Lanice marionensis
• Lanice seticornis
• Lanice sinata
• Lanice socialis
• Lanice viridis
• Lanice wollebaeki
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2012-03-25 10:21:22 

Last edit:

2023-09-25 12:35:11 

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