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Marphysa mossambica
- Usual depth50–210 m
- Water temperature25–30 °C
- Best monthsFebruary
- How commonRare
About this species
Marphysa mossambica is a species of annelid worm in the family Eunicidae. It is found in East Africa, the Philippines and Australia.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Marphysa mossambica”, 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: 0 records
- February: 23 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 12 records
- May: 11 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 6 records
- August: 9 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 6 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 50–210 m · Deepest record: 210 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–30 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Eunice mossambica, Marphysa moribidii, Nauphanta mossambica
Similar species
- 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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 82 open-data records from 1854 to 2024.
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