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KING RAGWORM (Alitta virens) ©Alexander Semenov Alitta virens is an annelid worm that burrows in wet sand and mud. It is classified as a polychaete in the family Nereididae. Sandworms make up a large part of the live sea-bait industry. “Sandworming”, or the harvesting of sandworms from mudflats, employs over 1,000 people in Maine. The population of sandworms had diminished greatly over the preceding few years due in large part to overharvesting. Kig Ragworm Features: eat seaweed and microorganisms often reaching great length, sometimes exceeding four feet numerous, highly vascularized parapodia along both sides of their bodies blue heads with two large pincer teeth The parapodia function both as external gills (the animal’s primary respiratory surfaces), and as means of locomotion (appearing much like short legs). Fact Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alitta_virens Other photos you may enjoy: Banded Sea Krait Christmas Tree Worm Spotted Moray Eel

KING RAGWORM (Alitta virens) ©Alexander Semenov

Alitta virens is an annelid worm that burrows in wet sand and mud. It is classified as a polychaete in the family Nereididae.

Sandworms make up a large part of the live sea-bait industry. “Sandworming”, or the harvesting of sandworms from mudflats, employs over 1,000 people in Maine. The population of sandworms had diminished greatly over the preceding few years due in large part to overharvesting.

Kig Ragworm Features:

  • eat seaweed and microorganisms
  • often reaching great length, sometimes exceeding four feet
  • numerous, highly vascularized parapodia along both sides of their bodies
  • blue heads with two large pincer teeth
  • The parapodia function both as external gills (the animal’s primary respiratory surfaces), and as means of locomotion (appearing much like short legs).

Fact Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alitta_virens

Other photos you may enjoy:

Banded Sea Krait

Christmas Tree Worm

Spotted Moray Eel

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