Skip to Main Content

Nature Atlas

How Nature Works

Sign In

Text size

100%

Theme

Switch Atlas

Interactive AtlasThe Family Home

The Inner World

The Civil World

The Natural World

Specy

Tubifex Tubifex

Segmented Worms

Tubifex tubifex is a species of tubificid segmented worm, commonly called the sludge worm, sewage worm, or tubifex worm. It is a slender annelid that can reach lengths of up to about 20 centimeters. It typically lives in the bottom sediments of lakes and rivers, and occasionally in sewer lines and outlets, thriving in oxygen-depleted and heavily polluted environments where few other organisms survive; it has been recorded on several continents, including in France's Aa River. Tubifex tubifex feeds as a detritivore, ingesting sediment and selectively digesting the bacteria within it, and it can also act as a vector for microplastic biomagnification in aquatic food webs, raising concerns about the transfer of microplastics to organisms higher in the food chain.

Facts

Classification

Diet

Detritivore or Scavenger 1

System (Realm)

Freshwater 2

System (Realm)

Marine 2

Relationship to People

Disease Vector 1

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

GNR Unranked 3

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 4

Scientific Name

Tubifex tubifex 1

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated 5

Connections

Child Taxon Of

Source Wikidata: Tubifex Tubifex

In Biome

Source Wikipedia: Tubifex tubifex

In the Other Atlases

Found In

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources

1. Wikipedia: Tubifex tubifex

Wikipedia

Wikidata Q134912 (P225 taxon name)
In Biome: River, Wikipedia intro: "ly tubifex worm, is a species of tubificid segmented worm which inhabits the sediments of lakes and rivers on several continents. Tubifex tubifex is a slender s..."
In Group: Earthworms and Other Oligochaetes, Lead
Tubifex tubifex, also called the sludge worm, sewage worm, or simply tubifex worm, is a species of tubificid segmented worm which inhabits the sediments of lakes and rivers on several continents.

View the Source

2. GBIF Species API

GBIF Species APIView the Source

3. NatureServe: NatureServe Explorer: Tubifex tubifex

NatureServeGlobal rank (roundedGRank)

Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)

"roundedGRank": "GNR"

View the Source

4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Animalia

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 23

Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 23

"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Animals","language":"EN"},{"name":"Fauna","language":"EN"},{"name":"Animaux","language":"FR"}],"cites_listings":[]

View the Source

5. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Tubifex tubifex

GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 2308444, category field

Quote, GBIF taxon key 2308444, category field

"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"

View the Source

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source

Wikidata: Tubifex Tubifex

Child Taxon Of: Oligochaeta, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Comments (0)

No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.

Reader Challenges (0)

No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.