DiscoverSpeciesOther invertebrates
Drilonereis filum
- Usual depth14–360 m
- Water temperature7–29 °C
- Best monthsApril, May, and June
- How commonOccasional
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 15 records
- February: 56 records
- March: 105 records
- April: 166 records
- May: 177 records
- June: 178 records
- July: 120 records
- August: 57 records
- September: 78 records
- October: 42 records
- November: 41 records
- December: 11 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 14–360 m · Deepest record: 1,418 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 7–29 °C
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Korean
- 날씬바늘갯지렁이
Other scientific names: Drilonereis macrocephala, Drilonereis norvegica, Lumbriconereis filum
Similar species
- Iridescent worm
Arabella iricolor
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).
- 3,916 open-data records from 1868 to 2024.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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