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Jointworm

Clymenella torquata (Leidy, 1855)

Status not recordedworms

The jointworm (Clymenella torquata) is a species in the family Maldanidae.

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Quick facts about the jointworm

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the jointworm live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the jointworm as introduced in 3 countries.

  1. France
  2. Ireland
  3. United Kingdom

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the jointworm endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the jointworm classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumAnnelida
  3. classPolychaeta
  4. familyMaldanidae
  5. genusClymenella
  6. SpeciesClymenella torquata (Leidy, 1855)

Synonyms Clymene torquatus, Paraxiothea latens

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Bamboo wormEnglish
  • Bambou wormEnglish
  • Common bamboo wormEnglish
  • Gewöhnlicher BambuswurmGerman
  • vers bambouFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the jointworm

Other species in the same genus Clymenella.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the jointworm an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the jointworm as introduced in 3 countries: France, Ireland and United Kingdom, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Jointworm (Clymenella torquata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/jointworm

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@misc{jointworm_2026,
  title = {Jointworm (Clymenella torquata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/jointworm},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}