Eunice viridis

• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
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• Further Reading
• Notes

Common Names

Description

Habitat

Biome: Marine

Ecology: The worm lives in the shallow waters in the coral reefs. During its main breeding season , which occurs on the second or third day after the third quarter of the moon in October or November, the worms produce segments which are engorged with sperm or eggs . These segments break off at sunrise, rise to the surface, and release their gametes into the sea . The local villagers and fishermen collect these segments in large quantities as it is a popular delicacy. The gelatinous mass of worms is baked or fried and then eaten.[1]

Taxonomy

Similar Species

Members of the genus Eunice

There are approximately 94 species in this genus:

E. afra afra · E. afra · E. afra afra · E. afra paupera · E. afra punctata · E. americana · E. antennata · E. aphroditois · E. argentinensis · E. australis · E. bassensis · E. biannulata · E. bilobata · E. borneensis · E. cariboea · E. cincta · E. cirrobranchiata · E. coccinea · E. conglomerans · E. depressa · E. dilatata · E. dubitatus · E. edwardsi · E. ehlersi · E. elseyi · E. eunice · E. filamentosa · E. filamentosus · E. flavocuprea · E. floridana · E. frauenfeldi · E. fravenfeldi · E. fucata · E. gigantea · E. gracilis · E. grubei · E. guttata · E. harassii · E. hawaiensis · E. impexa · E. indica · E. insularis · E. kinbergi · E. kobiensis · E. laticeps · E. leucodon · E. longicirrata · E. longicirris · E. longisetis · E. lucei · E. marenzelleri · E. metatropos · E. multipectinata · E. mutabilis · E. mutilata · E. nicidioformis · E. northioidea · E. norvegica · E. notata · E. oerstedi · E. oerstedii · E. paupera · E. pectinata · E. pennata · E. perrieri · E. petersi · E. plicata · E. pulvinopalpata · E. punctata · E. purpurea · E. pycnobranchiata · E. reducta · E. roussaei · E. rubella · E. rubra · E. rubrocincta · E. rullieri · E. schemacephala · E. schizobranchia · E. siciliensis · E. tentaculata · E. tenuis · E. tibiana · E. torquata · E. tridentata · E. tubicola · E. tubifex · E. valens · E. validobranchiata · E. viridis (Palolo Worm) · E. vittata · E. vivida · E. wasinensis · E. websteri

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Further Reading

• Groombridge, B. (ed.) 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
• IUCN. 1990. 1990 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
• Samoilys, M. and Carlos, G. 1990. A Survey of Reef Fish Stocks in Western Samoa: Application of Underwater Visual Census Methods. FAO/UNDP SAM/89/002. Field Report No.6. A report prepared for the Forum Fisheries Agency, Honiara, Solomon Islands and the Government of Samoa.

Notes

Contributors

• World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 6630956
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14846323
• IUCN ID: 8261
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 5058

Footnotes

1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008. [back]

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