Jasmineira elegans

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth0–322 m
Water temperature6–29 °C
Best monthsJune, July, and September
How commonOccasional

About this species

Jasmineira elegans is a macrobenthic suspension feeder native to the coastal waters of the Northern Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea, and Red Sea. The worm is sessile and lives in sandy substrates where it utilizes suspension feeding in order to acquire nutrients.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Jasmineira elegans”, 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: 67 records
February: 119 records
March: 166 records
April: 122 records
May: 292 records
June: 338 records
July: 344 records
August: 270 records
September: 331 records
October: 119 records
November: 55 records
December: 18 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–322 m · Deepest record: 1,339 m

0–10 m: 329 records
10–20 m: 270 records
20–30 m: 241 records
30–40 m: 166 records
40–50 m: 121 records
50–60 m: 169 records
60–70 m: 57 records
70–80 m: 128 records
80–90 m: 85 records
90–100 m: 75 records
100–110 m: 58 records
110+ m: 641 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 6–29 °C

4–6 °C: 8 records
6–8 °C: 70 records
8–10 °C: 10 records
10–12 °C: 358 records
12–14 °C: 367 records
14–16 °C: 0 records
16–18 °C: 15 records
18–20 °C: 16 records
20–22 °C: 11 records
22–24 °C: 5 records
24–26 °C: 13 records
26–28 °C: 1 records
28–30 °C: 15 records

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Jasmineira caducibranchiata

Similar species

Jasmineira gustavoi
Black-spotted Feather Duster
Branchiomma nigromaculatum
Chone infundibuliformis
Myxicola infundibulum
Amphicorina ascidicola
Amphicorina mobilis

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).
3,708 open-data records from 1960 to 2022.
Species data updated November 3, 2026.

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