Spirobranchus kraussii, Large hydroid worm

Spirobranchus kraussii   (Baird, 1864)

Large hydroid worm
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Polychaeta | Sabellida | Serpulidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Sessile; depth range 0 - 3 m (Ref. 107830).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific, Southeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Depth based on occurrence; to be replaced with a better reference. Most common in intertidal zone; also found subtidally and in artificial habitats (e.g. cooling systems) that are constantly submerged (Ref. 102526). Attached to a dead Porites sp. (Ref. 102066). Builds a characteristic 2 to 3 cm-long calcareous tube with a flattened 'porch' over the opening of the tube. Also forms aggregations attached to rock in the eulittoral zone (Ref. 102838). Part of epibenthic and arboreal communities in mangrove areas (Ref. 128397).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the class Polychaeta are gonochoric (sexual), gametes are spawned through the metanephridia or body wall rupturing.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Coles, S.L., R.C. DeFelice, L.G. Eldredge and J.T. Carlton. 1999. (Ref. 3356)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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