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Worms

Candy-striped Worm

Dorvillea moniloceras

Also known as: Segmented Sea Worm, Segmented Worm

Adult
@fishx6 · Aquarium, Australia · August 20231 / 1
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Overview

Found hiding, in holes and crevices, of coral and rocks, under slabs, over coral and rocky reefs.

Segmented worms are extremely mobile, have strong jaws for hunting and feeding on their prey.
Some worms are covered in hairs for protection, scavenging on the sea floor for detritus.
Others are delicate fans, protected by their self made tubes, which they retreat back into when threatened, these are filter feeders and feed on plankton.

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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Eastern Pacific, Western Central Atlantic, Caribbean
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LIVES IN

Found hiding, in holes and crevices, of coral and rocks, under slabs, over coral and rocky reefs.

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Adult photos 1

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumAnnelida
    3. classPolychaeta
    4. orderEunicida
    5. familyDorvilleidae
    6. genusDorvillea
    7. speciesDorvillea moniloceras (Moore, 1909)

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    More in the family

    Eunicida