Myxicola infundibulum Cylindrical Sandfanworm, Eyelash Worm Sabellid worm

Myxicola infundibulum is commonly referred to as Cylindrical Sandfanworm, Eyelash Worm Sabellid 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:

6320 

AphiaID:

130932 

Scientific:

Myxicola infundibulum 

German:

Schlicksabelle 

English:

Cylindrical Sandfanworm, Eyelash Worm Sabellid Worm 

Category:

Feather Duster Worms 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Sabellida (Order) > Sabellidae (Family) > Myxicola (Genus) > infundibulum (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Montagu, ), 1808 

Occurrence:

Hong Kong, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Australia, Azores, Bering Sea, British Columbia, California, Canada Eastern Pacific, China, cosmopolitan species, Danmark, European Coasts, France, Galapagos Islands, Greece, Gulf of Alaska (Pacific), Gulf of Maine, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico (East Pacific), Namibia, North Atlantic Ocean, North Pacific (Ocean), North-West-Atlantic, Northeast Pacific Ocean, Norway, Oregon, Peru, the British Isles, the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean Sea, USA, Washington 

Marine Zone:

Mesopelagial
Mesopelagic zone
lies between 200 to 1000 meters depth, thus it is considered the "twilight zone of the sea" between the light and dark depth zones. 

Sea depth:

0 - 180 Meter 

Habitats:

Muddy grounds, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water, Soft grounds, Unconsolidated muddy grounds 

Size:

up to 3.54" (9 cm) 

Temperature:

2,7 °F - 21,9 °F (2,7°C - 21,9°C) 

Food:

Filter feeder, Plankton, Suspension feeder, Zooxanthellae / Light 

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:

• 
  Myxicola aesthetica
  Schlicksabelle, Schleimröhrenwurm
• Myxicola fauveli
• 
  Myxicola infundibulum
  Schlicksabelle
• Myxicola ommatophora
• Myxicola sarsi
• Myxicola sulcata
• Myxicola violacea

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Myxicola sp. 01
  Röhrenwurm

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-10-31 16:48:55 

Last edit:

2025-06-28 16:05:21 

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