Pherecardia striata Lined Fireworm,Fire Bristle Worm

Pherecardia striata is commonly referred to as Lined Fireworm,Fire Bristle Worm. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

6997 

AphiaID:

209699 

Scientific:

Pherecardia striata 

German:

Gestreifter Feuerborstenwurm 

English:

Lined Fireworm,Fire Bristle Worm 

Category:

Wormen 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Amphinomida (Order) > Amphinomidae (Family) > Pherecardia (Genus) > striata (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Kinberg, ), 1857 

Occurrence:

Chile, China, Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Galapagos Islands, Hawaii, Indo Pacific, Lembeh Strait, Madagascar, Mexico (East Pacific), Mozambique, Peru, Philippines 

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:

1 - 35 Meter 

Size:

up to 7.87" (20 cm) 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Carrion, Debris (Feed remains), Detritus, Predatory, Starfishs 

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:

• Pherecardia maculata
• Pherecardia parva
• Pherecardia polylamellata
• Pherecardia quinquemaculata
• 
  Pherecardia striata
  Gestreifter Feuerborstenwurm

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-04-12 20:15:40 

Last edit:

2025-05-10 22:49:31 

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