DiscoverSpeciesOther invertebrates
Lagis australis
- Usual depth0–16 m
- Water temperature12–20 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, September, and November
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) leafveiled, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by leafveiled · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Lagis australis is one of at least ten species of polychaete worms of the family Pectinariidae. It is the only pectinariid species found in New Zealand.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Lagis australis”, 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: 11 records
- February: 7 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 5 records
- August: 7 records
- September: 10 records
- October: 8 records
- November: 13 records
- December: 8 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–16 m · Deepest record: 20 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 12–20 °C
Photos
(c) Stephen Thorpe, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Stephen Thorpe · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Stephen Thorpe, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist 
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Pectinaria (Lagis) australis, Pectinaria australis
Similar species
Trumpet wormLagis koreni
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).
- 74 open-data records from 1963 to 2022.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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