Dasybranchus caducus

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth0–369 m
Water temperature9–29 °C
Best monthsFebruary, April, and August
How commonOccasional

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 16 records
February: 52 records
March: 36 records
April: 57 records
May: 38 records
June: 22 records
July: 32 records
August: 54 records
September: 27 records
October: 37 records
November: 38 records
December: 25 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–369 m · Deepest record: 1,232 m

0–10 m: 83 records
10–20 m: 61 records
20–30 m: 46 records
30–40 m: 38 records
40–50 m: 67 records
50–60 m: 26 records
60–70 m: 11 records
70–80 m: 8 records
80–90 m: 18 records
90–100 m: 8 records
100–110 m: 26 records
110+ m: 122 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 9–29 °C

8–10 °C: 67 records
10–12 °C: 144 records
12–14 °C: 2 records
14–16 °C: 6 records
16–18 °C: 29 records
18–20 °C: 30 records
20–22 °C: 168 records
22–24 °C: 26 records
24–26 °C: 58 records
26–28 °C: 22 records
28–30 °C: 89 records

Names and classification

Names in 2 more languages

Japanese: チリメンイトゴカイ
Korean: 굵은버들갯지렁이

Other scientific names: Bucherta lumbricoides, Dasybranchus cirratus, Dasybranchus umbrinus, Dasymallus caducus, Notomastus roseus

Similar species

Dasybranchus lumbricoides
Gallery worm
Capitella capitata
Capitellid thread worm
Heteromastus filiformis
Barantolla lepte
Capitella minima
Mud dwelling thread worm
Mediomastus californiensis

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.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
1,187 open-data records from 1846 to 2023.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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