Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Chloeia viridis
gusano de fuego, Ornate fireworm
Length 7-12 cm
Habitat: On sandy or mud bottoms, to depth of 91 meters
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Annelida
Class
Polychaeta
Order
Amphinomida
Family
Amphinomidae
Genus
Chloeia
Species
viridis
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Chloeia candida Kinberg, 1857 (subjective synonym), Chloeia euglochis Ehlers, 1887 (subjective synonym), Chloeia modesta Ehlers, 1887 (subjective synonym), Chloenea candida (Kinberg, 1967) (objective synonym), fide Appeltans et al. (2010)
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Gulf to Panama, Galapagos
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
- Constant, P. (2007) Marine Life of the Galapagos. The Diver's guide to Fishes, Whales, Dolphins and marine Invertebrates, 307 pp.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Chloeia viridis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=15528. Accessed 6 November 2026.