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Spotted leafworm

Phyllodoce maculata (Linnaeus, 1767)

Status not recordedworms

The spotted leafworm (Phyllodoce maculata) is a species in the family Phyllodocidae, order Phyllodocida.

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Quick facts about the spotted leafworm

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 spotted leafworm live?

Not recorded

Is the spotted leafworm 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 spotted leafworm classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumAnnelida
  3. classPolychaeta
  4. orderPhyllodocida
  5. familyPhyllodocidae
  6. genusPhyllodoce
  7. SpeciesPhyllodoce maculata (Linnaeus, 1767)

Synonyms Anaitides maculata, Nereis maculata, Phyllodoce maculata, Phyllodoce pulchella, Phyllodoce rinki, Phyllodoce teres

Other names and names in other languages (12)
  • Spotted paddlewormEnglish
  • Plettet bladrygDanish
  • Gefleckter BlattwurmGerman
  • Phyllodoce tachetéFrench
  • ライノサシバJapanese
  • 네모부채발갯지렁이Korean
  • flekket bladryggNorwegian Bokmål
  • Gevlekte bladkieuwwormDutch
  • AnaitidaPolish
  • leopardpaddelfotingSwedish
  • Gefleckter RuderwurmGerman
  • gestippelde dieseltreinwormDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the spotted leafworm

Other species in the same genus Phyllodoce.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the spotted leafworm?

The spotted leafworm (Phyllodoce maculata) belongs to the family Phyllodocidae in the order Phyllodocida.

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). Spotted leafworm (Phyllodoce maculata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/spotted-leafworm

MLA

“Spotted leafworm (Phyllodoce maculata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/spotted-leafworm.

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@misc{spotted_leafworm_2026,
  title = {Spotted leafworm (Phyllodoce maculata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/spotted-leafworm},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}