Star tubeworm

Pomatostegus stellatus

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth2–50 m
Water temperature20–29 °C
Best monthsMay, July, and August
How commonRare

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 2 records
February: 2 records
March: 5 records
April: 7 records
May: 11 records
June: 3 records
July: 17 records
August: 13 records
September: 4 records
October: 5 records
November: 7 records
December: 2 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 2–50 m · Deepest record: 246.9 m

0–10 m: 23 records
10–20 m: 12 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 2 records
50–60 m: 2 records
60–70 m: 1 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C

18–20 °C: 1 records
20–22 °C: 3 records
22–24 °C: 1 records
24–26 °C: 38 records
26–28 °C: 34 records
28–30 °C: 28 records

Names and classification

English: Star tubeworm, Star Feather Worm, Star Horseshoe Worm, star tubeworm

Names in 2 more languages

German: Stern-Röhrenwurm
Japanese: ハグルマカンザシゴカイ

Other scientific names: Cymospira brachysoma, Cymospira macrosoma, Cymospira quadruplicata, Cymospira stellata, Pomalostegus stellatus, Pomatostegus brachysoma, Pomatostegus macrosoma, Pomatostegus quadruplicatus, Protis torquata, Serpula (Cymospira) stellata, Serpula stellata, Terebella stellata

Similar species

Coral worm
Filograna implexa
Apomatus nishii
Delicate Tube Worm
Filogranella elatensis

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).
346 open-data records from 1789 to 2018.

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