Ikeda sp. Spoon Worm

Ikeda sp. is commonly referred to as Spoon Worm. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

18011 

AphiaID:

264911 

Scientific:

Ikeda sp. 

German:

Igelwurm 

English:

Spoon Worm 

Category:

Vers 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Echiuroidea (Order) > Ikedidae (Family) > Ikeda (Genus) > sp. (Species) 

Initial determination:

Wharton, 1913 

Occurrence:

Australia, New Caledonia 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water, Soft grounds 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

No reliable information available 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Ikeda pirotansis
• Ikeda taenioides

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Ikeda sp.
  Igelwurm

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-01-01 13:40:56 

Last edit:

2026-01-01 13:42:53 

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