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By Bob Goemans
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Family Phoronidae

Phoronis australis

Haswell, 1883

Black Horseshoe Worm

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable

Range: Central Indo-Pacific Ocean

Natural Environment: Inhabits parchment-like tubes attached to rocks or buried in sand along coastal and intertidal zones and often found attached to tube anemones

General Husbandry: Has a temperature range of 72 to 83°F (22 - 28°C) and is a small (18mm) filter-feeding creature. Generally arrives attached to a tube anemone. Does not harm the anemone or other living creatures in the aquarium.

Taxonomy:

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Phoronida

    Family: Phoronidae

    Genus: Phoronis

 Phoronis australis (Black Horseshoe Worm)
Photo © Vincent Hargreaves
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