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Serpula vermicularis   Linnaeus, 1767

Serpulid worm

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Serpula vermicularis

Hong Kong country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Cape D'Aguilar (Refs. 124789, 126136), Tsing Yi pier, Tsim Sha Tsui pier, and from buoys in Tai Tam Bay (Ref. 125876). Also known from artificial reefs in Hoi Ha Wan (Ref. 127123). Part of fouling commuties in mariculture zones from Lo Tik Wan (Ref. 127121). C: Refs. 124789, 125876, 126136, 127123, 127121.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/hk.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Mak, P.M.S., 1982
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Operculate fanworm, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Polychaeta > Sabellida () > Serpulidae ()

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 0 - 100 m (Ref. 865).   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean and Antarctic.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 10.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 865)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Size refers to tube length (Ref. 865). Found on exposed rocky shores, amongst Mytilisepta virgata beds (Ref. 126136). An active suspension-feeder (Ref. 96376). Fouling species attached to raft frames in mariculture zones (Ref. 127121).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the class Polychaeta are gonochoric (sexual), gametes are spawned through the metanephridia or body wall rupturing.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Gotshall, D.W. 2005. (Ref. 865)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 8.6 - 25.4, mean 14.7 (based on 1956 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.