Chloeia conspicua Fire Bristle Worm

Chloeia conspicua is commonly referred to as Fire Bristle Worm. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Chloeia conspicua,Province Sud, Nouvelle-Calédonie 2025

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lexID:: 18022
AphiaID:: 326712

Scientific:: Chloeia conspicua
German:: Eindrucksvoller Feuerborstenwurm
English:: Fire Bristle Worm

Category:: Maskar

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Amphinomida (Order) > Amphinomidae (Family) > Chloeia (Genus) > conspicua (Species)
Initial determination:: Horst, 1910

Occurrence:: Indonesia, Java, Lembeh Strait, New Caledonia, Sulawesi, Sumatra
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:: Meter
Habitats:: Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 0.39" - 3.94" (1,1cm - 10cm)
Temperature:: 32 °F - 82.4 °F (0°C - 28°C)
Food:: Carnivore, No reliable information available, Predatory
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Chloeia amphora
Amphoren Feuerborstenwurm
Chloeia australis
Chloeia bengalensis
Chloeia bistriata
Chloeia candida
Chloeia conspicua
Eindrucksvoller Feuerborstenwurm
Chloeia egena
Chloeia entypa
Chloeia flava
Goldener Feuerborstenwurm
Chloeia furcigera
Chloeia fusca
Dunkle Linien Feuerborstenwurm
Chloeia inermis
Chloeia kudenovi
Chloeia macleayi
Chloeia maculata
Chloeia malaica
Chloeia nuda
Chloeia parva
Chloeia pinnata
Chloeia pseudeuglochis
Chloeia quatrefagesii
Chloeia rosea
Chloeia rupestris
Chloeia tumida
Chloeia venusta
Chloeia violacea
Chloeia viridis
Prunkvoller Feuerborstenwurm

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2026-01-04 16:03:53
Last edit:: 2026-01-04 16:20:54

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Chloeia conspicua Horst, 1910

Chloeia is a genus of marine Polychaeta worms. The body is elliptical,segmented and covered with fin, sharp and venomous whitish calcareous bristles or setae.This hairy-like bristles are sharp and can easily penetrate bare skin.Do not touch bristleworms!

External links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (en). Abgerufen am 04.01.2026.

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Chloeia conspicua,Province Sud, Nouvelle-Calédonie 2025

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