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Phyllodoce maculata Spotted paddleworm, Spotted Leafworm

Phyllodoce maculatais commonly referred to as Spotted paddleworm, Spotted Leafworm. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Phyllodoce maculata mating & eggs, 2019


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lexID:
6501 
AphiaID:
334510 
Scientific:
Phyllodoce maculata 
German:
Gefleckter Paddelwurm 
English:
Spotted Paddleworm, Spotted Leafworm 
Category:
Sea Worms 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Phyllodocida (Order) > Phyllodocidae (Family) > Phyllodoce (Genus) > maculata (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Linnaeus, ), 1767 
Occurrence:
the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, Alaska (Western Atlantic), Arctic (North Polar Sea), Canada , East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, Greenland, Gulf of Maine, Iceland, Iran, North Atlantic Ocean, Portugal, Scandinavia, Spain, the British Isles, the Mediterranean Sea, USA 
Sea depth:
0 - 1180 Meter 
Size:
up to 3.94" (10 cm) 
Temperature:
35.6 °F - 13,5 °F (2°C - 13,5°C) 
Food:
Carrion, Invertebrates, 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:
  • Phyllodoce adarensis
  • Phyllodoce agassizi
  • Phyllodoce albovittata
  • Phyllodoce aleutica
  • Phyllodoce algerensis
  • Phyllodoce alpina
  • Phyllodoce arenae
  • Phyllodoce armigera
  • Phyllodoce australis
  • Phyllodoce basalis
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2020-04-01 21:55:58 

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Phyllodoce maculata (Linnaeus, 1767)

The paddle worm Phyllodoce maculata resembles a small thin ragworm with two rows of black spots. Predator and scavanger.

Synonyms:
Anaitides maculata (Linnaeus, 1767)
Nereis maculata Linnaeus, 1767
Phyllodoce (Anaitides) maculata (Linnaeus, 1767)
Phyllodoce pulchella Malmgren, 1867
Phyllodoce rinki Malmgren, 1867
Phyllodoce teres Malmgren, 1865

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