Amphiduros fuscescens Bristle Worm

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

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lexID:

18245 

AphiaID:

130148 

Scientific:

Amphiduros fuscescens 

German:

Ringelwurm 

English:

Bristle Worm 

Category:

Черви 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Phyllodocida (Order) > Hesionidae (Family) > Amphiduros (Genus) > fuscescens (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Marenzeller, ), 1875 

Occurrence:

Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), European Coasts, France, Gulf of Aqaba / Gulf of Eliat, Italy, Japan, the Canary Islands, Tyrrhenian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) 

Marine Zone:

Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 

Sea depth:

1 - 50 Meter 

Habitats:

Gravel soil, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Muddy grounds, Seawater, Sea water, Shell Gravel Soils, Shell Grit Soils, Under rocks 

Size:

0.79" - 1.97" (2,1cm - 5,0cm) 

Temperature:

60.8 °F - 84.2 °F (16°C - 29°C) 

Food:

No reliable information available 

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:

• 
  Amphiduros fuscescens
  Ringelwurm

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-03-30 20:13:06 

Last edit:

2026-03-30 20:16:31 

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