Hesione intertexta Bristle Worm

Hesione intertexta is commonly referred to as Bristle Worm. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

18036 

AphiaID:

0 

Scientific:

Hesione intertexta 

German:

Borstenwurm 

English:

Bristle Worm 

Category:

Sea Worms 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Phyllodocida (Order) > Hesionidae (Family) > Hesione (Genus) > intertexta (Species) 

Initial determination:

Grube, 1878 

Occurrence:

Australia, Cuba, Indo Pacific, Marschall Islands, New Caledonia, Panama, Philippines, the Caribbean 

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:

Lagoons, Seaward facing reefs, Seawater, Sea water, Under rocks, under stones 

Size:

0.79" - 2.36" (2,1cm - 6,0cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Predatory 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Hesione eugeniae
• Hesione genetta
• 
  Hesione intertexta
  Borstenwurm
• 
  Hesione pantherina
  Pantherwurm
• Hesione picta
• Hesione reticulata
• Hesione splendida
• Hesione steenstrupii

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Hesione paulayi
  Paulays-Hesione
• 
  Hesione sicula
  Borstenwurm, Phanterwurm

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-01-09 19:49:58 

Last edit:

2026-01-09 20:03:33 

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