Lygdamis wirtzi Devil Worm, Honeycomb Worm

Lygdamis wirtzi is commonly referred to as Devil Worm, Honeycomb Worm. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dennis Rabeling, Lanzarote, Kanarischen Inseln

Lygdamis wirtzi,Las Palmas, ES-CN, ES 2025

Courtesy of the author Dennis Rabeling, Lanzarote, Kanarischen Inseln . Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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lexID:: 9290
AphiaID:: 328976

Scientific:: Lygdamis wirtzi
German:: Wirtz Teufelswurm
English:: Devil Worm, Honeycomb Worm

Category:: Kokerwormen

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Sabellida (Order) > Sabellariidae (Family) > Lygdamis (Genus) > wirtzi (Species)
Initial determination:: Nishi & Nunez, 1999

Occurrence:: Madeira, Mexico (East Pacific), Portugal, Spain, the Canary Islands, the Caribbean
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:: 5 - 35 Meter
Habitats:: Gravel soil, Rocky, hard seabeds, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water, Stony soils
Size:: 1.57" - 5.91" (4cm - 15cm)
Temperature:: °F - 77 °F (°C - 25°C)
Food:: Plankton, Zooplankton
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Lygdamis augeneri
Lygdamis bhaudi
Lygdamis curvatus
Lygdamis dayi
Lygdamis ehlersi
Lygdamis giardi
Lygdamis gibbsi
Lygdamis gilchristi
Lygdamis indicus
Lygdamis japonicus
Lygdamis kirkegaardi
Lygdamis laevispinis
Lygdamis malagasiensis
Lygdamis muratus
Lygdamis nesiotes
Lygdamis rayrobertsi
Lygdamis robinsi
Lygdamis splendidus
Lygdamis wambiri
Lygdamis wirtzi
Wirtz Teufelswurm

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2016-02-11 14:55:26
Last edit:: 2025-10-27 20:43:33

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Lygdamis wirtzi Nishi & Nunez, 1999 - Devil Worm

This worm is a Sabellariid tube worm. The tube protects the worm from predators, because all polychaetes are soft-bodied.Lygdamis is a nocturnal filter feeder. The food of this worm consists of planktonic microorganism.

External links

researchgate (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Lygdamis wirtzi (c) by Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz

Lygdamis wirtzi,Las Palmas, ES-CN, ES 2025

Lygdamis wirtzi,Las Palmas, ES-CN, ES 2024

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