Lysidice unicornis

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth0–90 m
Water temperature10–29 °C
Best monthsMarch, May, and September
How commonCommon

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 262 records
February: 559 records
March: 819 records
April: 715 records
May: 962 records
June: 663 records
July: 578 records
August: 721 records
September: 736 records
October: 175 records
November: 185 records
December: 58 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–90 m · Deepest record: 500 m

0–10 m: 921 records
10–20 m: 282 records
20–30 m: 340 records
30–40 m: 646 records
40–50 m: 515 records
50–60 m: 275 records
60–70 m: 196 records
70–80 m: 163 records
80–90 m: 138 records
90–100 m: 154 records
100–110 m: 106 records
110+ m: 133 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 10–29 °C

8–10 °C: 1 records
10–12 °C: 377 records
12–14 °C: 411 records
14–16 °C: 6 records
16–18 °C: 7 records
18–20 °C: 22 records
20–22 °C: 26 records
22–24 °C: 4 records
24–26 °C: 15 records
26–28 °C: 18 records
28–30 °C: 6 records

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Lumbriconereis unicornis, Nematonereis grubei, Nematonereis unicornis

Similar species

Marphysa mossambica
Pacific palolo worm
Palola viridis

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).
7,171 open-data records from 1840 to 2024.

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