Worms
Red-tipped Fireworm
Chloeia viridis
Also known as: Blackline Fireworm, Fire Worm, Ornate Fireworm, Rock Worm, Sea Caterpillar, Sea Mice, Segmented Seaworm, Segmented Worm, Stinging Fireworm
ALSO KNOWN AS
- Blackline Fireworm
- Fire Worm
- Ornate Fireworm
- Rock Worm
- Sea Caterpillar
- Sea Mice
- Segmented Seaworm
- Segmented Worm
- Stinging Fireworm
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Overview
Found amongst rubble and sandy areas, of 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 · Indo-Pacific, Western Central Atlantic, Caribbean
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LIVES IN
Found amongst rubble and sandy areas, of coral and rocky reefs.
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Adult photos 1
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Taxonomy
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumAnnelida
- classPolychaeta
- orderAmphinomida
- familyAmphinomidae
- genusChloeia
- speciesChloeia viridis Schmarda, 1861
SourcesWoRMS
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