Hydroides albiceps

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth3–70 m
Water temperature22–30 °C
Best monthsMay
How commonRare

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 2 records
February: 2 records
March: 6 records
April: 3 records
May: 15 records
June: 2 records
July: 6 records
August: 6 records
September: 2 records
October: 5 records
November: 0 records
December: 4 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 3–70 m · Deepest record: 80 m

0–10 m: 4 records
10–20 m: 1 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 3 records
40–50 m: 1 records
50–60 m: 2 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 2 records
80–90 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C

22–24 °C: 20 records
24–26 °C: 18 records
26–28 °C: 8 records
28–30 °C: 39 records

Names and classification

Names in 2 more languages

Japanese: フクロカンザシゴカイ
Korean: 희드로석회관갯지렁이

Other scientific names: Eucarphus albiceps, Eupomatus albiceps, Hydroides spiratubus, Serpula (Eupomatus) albiceps

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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.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
185 open-data records from 1949 to 2016.
Species data updated November 3, 2026.

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