Loimia arborea Medusa spaghetti worm

Loimia arboreais commonly referred to as Medusa spaghetti worm. Difficulty in the aquarium: Easy.

Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

Loimia arborea © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

Courtesy of the author Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland. Please visit www.natuurlijkmooi.net for more information.

Uploaded by Muelly.

Image detail

Profile

lexID:: 6223
AphiaID:: 328859

Scientific:: Loimia arborea
German:: Medusenwurm
English:: Medusa Spaghetti Worm

Category:: Sea Worms

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Terebellida (Order) > Terebellidae (Family) > Loimia (Genus) > arborea (Species)
Initial determination:: Moore, 1903

Occurrence:: Egypt, Gulf of Mexico, Hawaii, Japan, Red Sea
Size:: up to 11.81" (30 cm)
Temperature:: 68 °F - 80.6 °F (20°C - 27°C)
Food:: Plankton
Difficulty:: Easy

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Loimia annulifilis
Loimia arborea
Medusenwurm
Loimia armata
Loimia bandera
Loimia batilla
Loimia bermudensis
Loimia brasiliensis
Loimia contorta
Loimia crassifilis
Loimia decora
Loimia grubei
Loimia ingens
Loimia juani
Loimia keablei
Loimia medusa
Spaghetti Wurm, Medusenwurm
Loimia megaoculata
Loimia minuta
Loimia nigrifilis
Loimia ochracea
Loimia pseudotriloba
Loimia salazari
Loimia savignyi
Loimia triloba
Loimia tuberculata
Loimia turgida
Loimia variegata
Loimia verrucosa
Loimia viridis

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-10-16 11:03:53
Last edit:: 2013-10-16 11:03:53

Info

Loimia arborea Moore, 1903

Leslie Harris :there's no way to identify this past the family Terebellidae from just the tentacles.

This is probably a Loimia arborea.Loimia arborea is common in tidepools, shallow reefs and rubble. White feeding tentacles are extended from the animal's body.Due to the long tentacles called this worm spaghetti worm.The body is 12 inches, tentacles may exceed 4 feet. It lives in warm seas worldwide.

The photo was taken in Egypt.

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Canalipalpata (Subclass) > Terebellida (Order) > Terebellomorpha (Suborder) > Terebellidae (Family) > Terebellinae (Subfamily) > Loimia (Genus)

External links

Homepage von Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
MarinelifePhotography Keoki Stender (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

Pictures

Commonly

Loimia arborea © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

Husbandry know-how of owners

0 husbandary tips from our users available
Show all and discuss