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Thelepus crispus Curly-head Spaghetti Worm

Thelepus crispus is commonly referred to as Curly-head 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.

Profilbild Urheber Douglas Mason, USA

Thelepus crispus without its sand tube (HMB to my tank) 2014


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lexID:
14250 
AphiaID:
332560 
Scientific:
Thelepus crispus 
German:
Lockenkopf-Spaghetti Wurm 
English:
Curly-head Spaghetti Worm 
Category:
Robaki 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Terebellida (Order) > Terebellidae (Family) > Thelepus (Genus) > crispus (Species) 
Initial determination:
Johnson, 1901 
Occurrence:
Alaska (Western Atlantic), Canada Eastern Pacific, Galapagos Islands, Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), Northeast Pacific Ocean, Peru 
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:
0 - 15 Meter 
Size:
0.39" - 3.94" (1,1cm - 10cm) 
Temperature:
47.3 °F - 80.78 °F (8.5°C - 27.1°C) 
Food:
No reliable information available 
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:
  • Thelepus abyssorum
  • Thelepus alatus
  • Thelepus ambitus
  • Thelepus angustitoris
  • Thelepus antarcticus
  • Thelepus australiensis
  • Thelepus binakayensis
  • Thelepus boja
  • Thelepus branchiatus
  • Thelepus brevicauda
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2021-11-15 22:15:29 

Info

Thelepus crispus Johnson, 1901

Common, south California to Alaska.

Common in sand among rock & rubble. Tube formed with mucus and coarse particles. Reddish-brown tentacles cannot be fully retracted.

Synonymised names:
Streblosoma magna Treadwell, 1937 (subjective synonym)

External links

  1. MarineLife Photography Keoki & Yuko Stender (en). Abgerufen am 15.11.2021.
  2. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 15.11.2021.

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Thelepus crispus without its sand tube (HMB to my tank) 2014
Thelepus crispus (Terebellid Worm), California 2004
Thelepus crispus, Curly-head Spaghetti Worm; Coarse-tubed Pink Spaghetti Worm.

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