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Orange Burrowing Worm
Cirriformia capensis
- Usual depth10 m
- Water temperature16–24 °C
- Best monthsApril
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Peter Southwood, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Peter Southwood · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
About this species
Cirriformia capensis, commonly known as the orange thread-gilled worm, is a species of marine polychaete worm in the family Cirratulidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Cirriformia capensis”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 3 records
- February: 9 records
- March: 9 records
- April: 18 records
- May: 9 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 5 records
- August: 7 records
- September: 8 records
- October: 7 records
- November: 6 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 10 m · Deepest record: 10 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 16–24 °C
Photos
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Georgina Jones · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Orange Burrowing Worm, Orange thread-gilled worm
Other scientific names: Cirratulus australis, Cirratulus capensis, Timarete capensis
Similar species
- Red Thread-gilled Worm
Cirriformia tentaculata
BristlewormCirratulus cirratus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 88 open-data records from 1926 to 2019.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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