Janua heterostropha Spiral tube worm

Janua heterostropha is commonly referred to as Spiral tube worm. Difficulty in the aquarium: Very easy. A aquarium size of at least 10 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

Janua pagenstecheri © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland,Bild aus der Adria.

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lexID:: 6543
AphiaID:: 210060

Scientific:: Janua heterostropha
German:: Posthörnchenwurm
English:: Spiral Tube Worm

Category:: Feather Duster Worms

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Sabellida (Order) > Serpulidae (Family) > Janua (Genus) > heterostropha (Species)
Initial determination:: (Montagu, ), 1803

Occurrence:: the North Sea, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, New Zealand, North Atlantic Ocean, Portugal, Red Sea, Spain, the British Isles, the Caribbean, the Mediterranean Sea
Sea depth:: Meter
Size:: 0.08" - 0.12" (0.2cm - 0.3cm)
Temperature:: 50 °F - 77 °F (10°C - 25°C)
Food:: Filter feeder, Plankton
Tank:: 2.2 gal (~ 10L)
Difficulty:: Very easy
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Janua heterostropha
Posthörnchenwurm

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-12-26 16:53:46
Last edit:: 2020-07-17 16:47:51

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Janua heterostropha (Montagu, 1803)

Janua heterostropha lives attached to substrates such as seaweeds, and on hard substrates such as rocks, stones, shells, the carapaces of crabs etc.There are two colour morphs of this worm,bright yellow tube in shallow water and much paler, which occurs in deeper water.

Synonymised names:
Janua (Dexiospira) pagenstecheri (Quatrefages, 1866)· accepted, alternate representation
Janua (Dexiospira) pusilloides (Bush, 1905) (subjective synonym)
Janua pagenstecheri (Quatrefages, 1866) (superseded subsequent combination of subjective synonym)
Mera pusilla Saint-Joseph, 1894 (subjective synonym)
Serpula heterostropha Montagu, 1803 (superseded original combination)
Serpula minuta Montagu, 1803 (subjective synonym)
Spirorbis (Dexiospira) pusilloides (Bush, 1905) (superseded recombination)
Spirorbis (Janua) epichysis Bailey, 1969 (subjective synonym)
Spirorbis (Janua) gnomonicus Bailey, 1969
Spirorbis epichysis Bailey, 1970· accepted, alternate representation
Spirorbis pagenstecheri Quatrefages, 1866 (superseded original combination)
Spirorbis pagenstecheri incoloris Gee, 1964
Spirorbis pusilloides Bush, 1905 (superseded original combination)

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External links

MarLIN – The Marine Life Information Network (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Janua pagenstecheri © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland,Bild aus der Adria.

Posthörnchenwurm (Janua heterostropha) auf Miesmuschel (Etylis edulis),Foto Grevelinger Meer, NIederlande (c) Spacediver

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