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Orbinia papillosa
- Usual depth0–3 m
- Water temperature12–18 °C
- Best monthsJanuary
- How commonRare
About this species
Orbinia papillosa is a polychaete worm distributed throughout New Zealand. Orbinia papillosa has a small pointed head without eyes. Adults can grow in size to more than 100mm long, but are less than 2mm in width.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Orbinia papillosa”, 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: 6 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–3 m · Deepest record: 15 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 12–18 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Aricia papillosa
Similar species
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).
- 43 open-data records from 1965 to 2021.
- Species data updated November 5, 2026.
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