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Loimia arborea Medusa spaghetti worm

Loimia arborea is commonly referred to as Medusa spaghetti 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.

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Loimia arborea © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland


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lexID:
6223 
AphiaID:
328859 
Scientific:
Loimia arborea 
German:
Medusenwurm 
English:
Medusa Spaghetti Worm 
Category:
Sea Worms 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Terebellida (Order) > Terebellidae (Family) > Loimia (Genus) > arborea (Species) 
Initial determination:
Moore, 1903 
Occurrence:
Egypt, Gulf of Mexico, Hawaii, Japan, Red Sea 
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:
up to 11.81" (30 cm) 
Temperature:
68 °F - 82.4 °F (20°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Detritus 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Loimia annulifilis
  • Loimia arborea
    Medusenwurm
  • Loimia armata
  • Loimia bandera
  • Loimia batilla
  • Loimia bermudensis
  • Loimia brasiliensis
  • Loimia contorta
  • Loimia crassifilis
  • Loimia decora
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-01-15 20:02:23 

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Loimia arborea Moore, 1903

Leslie Harris :there's no way to identify this past the family Terebellidae from just the tentacles.

This is probably a Loimia arborea.Loimia arborea is common in tidepools, shallow reefs and rubble. White feeding tentacles are extended from the animal's body.Due to the long tentacles called this worm spaghetti worm.The body is 12 inches, tentacles may exceed 4 feet. It lives in warm seas worldwide.

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