Diopatra neapolitana

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth5–115 m
Water temperature13–29 °C
Best monthsMay
How commonRare

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Photo credit: (c) Gonzalo Ganda Álvarez, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

About this species

Diopatra is a genus of polychaete worms in the family Onuphidae.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Diopatra”, 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: 6 records
February: 12 records
March: 15 records
April: 8 records
May: 49 records
June: 7 records
July: 8 records
August: 11 records
September: 8 records
October: 5 records
November: 4 records
December: 0 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 5–115 m · Deepest record: 500 m

0–10 m: 6 records
10–20 m: 3 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 7 records
40–50 m: 2 records
50–60 m: 12 records
60–70 m: 1 records
70–80 m: 1 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 1 records
110+ m: 4 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 13–29 °C

12–14 °C: 26 records
14–16 °C: 9 records
16–18 °C: 3 records
18–20 °C: 6 records
20–22 °C: 3 records
22–24 °C: 53 records
24–26 °C: 17 records
26–28 °C: 18 records
28–30 °C: 32 records

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Names and classification

Names in 1 more languages

French: Ver de Naples irisé

Other scientific names: Diopatra cryptornata, Diopatra gallica, Diopatra iridicolor, Nereis cuprea

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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).
415 open-data records from 1841 to 2023.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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