Naineris laevigata

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth0–34 m
Water temperature10–29 °C
Best monthsMarch, September, and October
How commonOccasional

About this species

Naineris is a genus of polychaete annelids belonging to the family Orbiniidae. It was first described by Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville in 1828. The type species is Nais quadricuspida Fabricius, 1780, currently accepted as Naineris quadricuspida. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 9 records
February: 15 records
March: 32 records
April: 30 records
May: 24 records
June: 27 records
July: 21 records
August: 9 records
September: 44 records
October: 50 records
November: 5 records
December: 2 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–34 m · Deepest record: 1,401 m

0–10 m: 86 records
10–20 m: 8 records
20–30 m: 4 records
30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 1 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 1 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 8 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 10–29 °C

8–10 °C: 1 records
10–12 °C: 8 records
12–14 °C: 1 records
14–16 °C: 0 records
16–18 °C: 8 records
18–20 °C: 43 records
20–22 °C: 39 records
22–24 °C: 162 records
24–26 °C: 23 records
26–28 °C: 16 records
28–30 °C: 5 records

Names and classification

Names in 2 more languages

Japanese: ツブラホコムシ
Korean: 모자갯지렁이

Other scientific names: Anthostoma hexaphyllum, Anthostoma ramosum, Aricia (Scoloplos) fuscibranchis, Aricia armata, Aricia laevigata, Aricia platycephala, Lacydes havaicus, Nainereis hexaphyllum, Nainereis laevigata, Naineris hexaphyllum, Scoloplos hexaphyllum, Theodisca anserina, Theodisca liriostoma

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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).
315 open-data records from 1855 to 2023.
Species data updated November 4, 2026.

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