BIOTIC Species Information for Hyalinoecia tubicola
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| Researched by | Lizzie Tyler | Data supplied by | University of Sheffield | ||||||||||||
| Refereed by | This information is not refereed. | ||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy | |||||||||||||||
| Scientific name | Hyalinoecia tubicola | Common name | Bristleworm | ||||||||||||
| MCS Code | P542 | Recent Synonyms | |||||||||||||
| Phylum | Annelida | Subphylum | |||||||||||||
| Superclass | Class | Polychaeta | |||||||||||||
| Subclass | Order | Eunicida | |||||||||||||
| Suborder | Family | Onuphidae | |||||||||||||
| Genus | Hyalinoecia | Species | tubicola | ||||||||||||
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| General Biology | |||||||||||||||
| Growth form | Vermiform segmented |
Feeding method | Surface deposit feeder Sub-surface deposit feeder |
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| Mobility/Movement | Crawler |
Environmental position | |||||||||||||
| Typical food types | Habit | Tubiculous | |||||||||||||
| Bioturbator | Flexibility | High (>45 degrees) | |||||||||||||
| Fragility | Intermediate | Size | Medium(11-20 cm) | ||||||||||||
| Height | Growth Rate | ||||||||||||||
| Adult dispersal potential | Not researched | Dependency | |||||||||||||
| Sociability | Solitary | ||||||||||||||
| Toxic/Poisonous? | No | ||||||||||||||
| General Biology Additional Information | |||||||||||||||
| Biology References | Hayward & Ryland, 1996b, Hayward & Ryland, 1990, Julie Bremner, unpub data, | ||||||||||||||
| Distribution and Habitat | |||||||||||||||
| Distribution in Britain & Ireland | More or less cosmopolitan (Hayward & Ryland, 1995b). | ||||||||||||||
| Global distribution | Found in the north-east Atlantic from Norway to Portugal, in the Mediterranean, in the Indian Ocean and off south-east China and in the north-west Atlantic off the coasts of Canada. | ||||||||||||||
| Biogeographic range | Not researched | Depth range | |||||||||||||
| Migratory | Insufficient info. | ||||||||||||||
| Distribution Additional Information | |||||||||||||||
| Substratum preferences | Coarse clean sand Fine clean sand Sandy mud Muddy sand Mud |
Physiographic preferences | |||||||||||||
| Biological zone | Wave exposure | ||||||||||||||
| Tidal stream strength/Water flow | Salinity | ||||||||||||||
| Habitat Preferences Additional Information | |||||||||||||||
| Distribution References | Hayward & Ryland, 1990, Julie Bremner, unpub data, | ||||||||||||||
| Reproduction/Life History | |||||||||||||||
| Reproductive type | Developmental mechanism | ||||||||||||||
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| Reproductive frequency | Regeneration potential | No | |||||||||||||
| Life span | Insufficient information | Age at reproductive maturity | |||||||||||||
| Generation time | Insufficient information | Fecundity | |||||||||||||
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| Reproduction Preferences Additional Information | |||||||||||||||
| Reproduction References | Julie Bremner, unpub data, | ||||||||||||||
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