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.

Profile

lexID:

6997 

AphiaID:

209699 

Scientific:

Pherecardia striata 

German:

Gestreifter Feuerborstenwurm 

English:

Lined Fireworm,Fire Bristle Worm 

Category:

Maskar 

Family tree:

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

Initial determination:

(Kinberg, ), 1857 

Occurrence:

Ambon, Australia, Chile, China, Cook Islands, East Africa, Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Eastern Pacific Ocean, French Polynesia, Galapagos Islands, Hawaii, India, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Lembeh Strait, Madagascar, Marschall Islands, Mascarene Islands, Mexico (East Pacific), Moluccas, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Réunion , Samoa, South-Africa 

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 - 44 Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Lagoons, Seawater, Sea water, Under rocks 

Size:

7.87" - 17.72" (20cm - 45cm) 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 84.2 °F (22°C - 29°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Carrion, Debris (Feed remains), Detritus, Edible crab, Predatory, Snails, Starfishs, Worms, Zoobenthos 

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

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Pherecardia distincta
  Borstenwurm

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-04-12 20:15:40 

Last edit:

2025-11-27 10:45:07 

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