Telothelepus capensis Spaghetti Worm

Telothelepus capensis is commonly referred to as Spaghetti Worm. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

12871 

AphiaID:

332459 

Scientific:

Telothelepus capensis 

German:

Spaghettiwurm 

English:

Spaghetti Worm 

Category:

Sea Worms 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Terebellida (Order) > Terebellidae (Family) > Telothelepus (Genus) > capensis (Species) 

Initial determination:

Day, 1955 

Occurrence:

Indian Ocean, South-Africa, the Caribbean 

Sea depth:

- 45 Meter 

Size:

up to 7.87" (20 cm) 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Foraminifers, Mucus 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for home aquaria! 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Telothelepus capensis
  Spaghettiwurm
• Telothelepus macrothoracicus

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2020-03-12 10:55:45 

Last edit:

2024-12-04 11:20:09 

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