Alitta succinea

Alitta succinea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Subclass: Errantia
Order: Phyllodocida
Family: Nereididae
Genus: Alitta
Species:
A. succinea
Binomial name
Alitta succinea
(Frey & Leuckart, 1847)[1]

Alitta succinea (known as the pile worm, clam worm or cinder worm)[2] is a species of marine annelid in the family Nereididae (commonly known as ragworms or sandworms).[3] It has been recorded throughout the North West Atlantic, as well as in the Gulf of Maine and South Africa.[1]

  1. ^ a b Geoffrey Read, Kristian Fauchald & Chris Glasby (2012). Read G, Fauchald K (eds.). "Alitta succinea". World Polychaeta database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
  2. ^ https://www.delaware-surf-fishing.com/what-are-these-swimming-worms/
  3. ^ P. Gillet; V. Surugiu; R. Vasile; I. Metais; M. Mouloud; P. Simo (2011). "Preliminary data on population dynamics and genetics of Alitta succinea (Polychaeta: Nereididae) from the Romanian coast of the Black Sea". Proceedings of the 10th International Polychaete Conference (20–26 June 2010, Lecce, Italy). Italian Journal of Zoology. Vol. 78, no. Supplement 1. pp. 229–241. doi:10.1080/11250003.2011.593347.

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