A fanworm (Acromegalomma vesiculosum)
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Researched by | Ana Ruiz | Refereed by | Admin |
Authority | (Montagu, 1813) | ||
Other common names | - | Synonyms | Branchiomma vesiculosum (Montagu, 1815) |
Summary
Description
Recorded distribution in Britain and Ireland
Recorded from several locations off the west coasts of Scotland, south-west England, Wales and Ireland.Global distribution
-Habitat
Found in mud with stones and sand; lower shore and sublittoral in sheltered bays; sometimes amongst seagrasses.Depth range
-Identifying features
- Tubeworm up to 12 cm in length,
- Short abdominal tori.
- Abdomen is longer than thorax.
- Short transverse rows of abdominal chaetae.
- Distinct collar is fused to mid-dorsal groove.
- Up to 30 spines either side; each with a compound, bulbous, blackish-brown eye.
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Bibliography
Hayward, P., Nelson-Smith, T. & Shields, C. 1996. Collins pocket guide. Sea shore of Britain and northern Europe. London: HarperCollins.
Hayward, P.J. & Ryland, J.S. (ed.) 1995b. Handbook of the marine fauna of North-West Europe. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Howson, C.M. & Picton, B.E., 1997. The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Belfast: Ulster Museum. [Ulster Museum publication, no. 276.]
Datasets
NBN (National Biodiversity Network) Atlas. Available from: https://www.nbnatlas.org.
OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System), 2024. Global map of species distribution using gridded data. Available from: Ocean Biogeographic Information System. www.iobis.org. Accessed: 2024-12-09
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Last Updated: 04/09/2007