Hololepida magna Giant Flashy Scaleworm

Hololepida magna is commonly referred to as Giant Flashy Scaleworm. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

16695 

AphiaID:

328393 

Scientific:

Hololepida magna 

German:

Riesen-Schuppenwurm 

English:

Giant Flashy Scaleworm 

Category:

Sea Worms 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Phyllodocida (Order) > Polynoidae (Family) > Hololepida (Genus) > magna (Species) 

Initial determination:

Moore, 1905 

Occurrence:

Alaska (Western Atlantic), British Columbia, Canada Eastern Pacific, Gulf of California, North Pacific (Ocean) 

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:

- 420 Meter 

Habitats:

Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water, Stony soils 

Size:

3.15" - 11.81" (8,1cm - 30cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 50 °F (°C - 10°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, No reliable information available 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Hololepida japonica
• 
  Hololepida magna
  Riesen-Schuppenwurm
• Hololepida oculata
• Hololepida veleronis

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2024-08-23 15:42:15 

Last edit:

2024-08-23 16:13:48 

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