Sabellastarte australiensis Feather Duster Worm, Southern Fan Worm

Sabellastarte australiensis is commonly referred to as Feather Duster Worm, Southern Fan 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:

11108 

AphiaID:

1253320 

Scientific:

Sabellastarte australiensis 

German:

Australischer Röhrenwurm 

English:

Feather Duster Worm, Southern Fan Worm 

Category:

Feather Duster Worms 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Sabellida (Order) > Sabellidae (Family) > Sabellastarte (Genus) > australiensis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Haswell, ), 1884 

Occurrence:

Australia, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Endemic species, Lord Howe Island, New South Wales (Australia), Queensland (Australia), South Australia, Tasman Sea, Tasmania (Australia), Victoria (Australia), Western Australia 

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 - 30 Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water, Soft grounds 

Size:

up to 5.91" (15 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 68 °F (°C - 20°C) 

Food:

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:

• Sabellastarte assimilis
• Sabellastarte fallax
• Sabellastarte longa
• 
  Sabellastarte magnifica
  Röhrenwurm
• 
  Sabellastarte sanctijosephi
  Schraubensabelle
• 
  Sabellastarte spectabilis
  Indopazifischer Röhrenwurm

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Sabellastarte sp. 03
  Röhrenwurm
• 
  Sabellastarte australiensis
  Australischer Röhrenwurm
• 
  Sabellastarte sp. 01
  Röhrenwurm
• 
  Sabellastarte sp. 02
  Röhrenwurm
• 
  Sabellastarte sp. 04
  Röhrenwurm
• 
  Sabellastarte sp. 05
  Röhrenwurm

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2017-10-10 17:54:12 

Last edit:

2024-10-12 20:58:39 

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