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Green Spoon Worm
Metabonellia haswelli
- Usual depth13 m
- Water temperature16–20 °C
- Best monthsMarch, April, and June
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Mitch Van Dyke, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Metabonellia is a genus of marine spoon worms in the family Bonelliidae. It is a monotypic genus and Metabonellia haswelli is the only species. It is commonly known as the green spoon worm and is found in shallow waters around Australia.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 3 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 5 records
- April: 5 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 7 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 13 m · Deepest record: 13 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 16–20 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Green Spoon Worm
Other scientific names: Bonellia gigas, Bonellia haswelli, Bonellia tasmanica, Metabonellia gigas
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).
- 27 open-data records from 1959 to 1995.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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