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Alitta virens (common names include sandworm and king ragworm; older scientific names including Nereis virens are still frequently used) 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. To fulfill the needs of this industry, some sandworms are commercially grown. "Sandworming", or the harvesting of sandworms from mudflats, employs over 1,000 people in Maine.

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  • Alitta virens (common names include sandworm and king ragworm; older scientific names including Nereis virens are still frequently used) 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. To fulfill the needs of this industry, some sandworms are commercially grown. "Sandworming", or the harvesting of sandworms from mudflats, employs over 1,000 people in Maine.
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  • (Abdel-Moez & Humphries, 1955) *
  • *Neanthes virens (M. Sars, 1835)
  • *Nereis dyamushi (Izuka, 1912) *
  • *Nereis grandis (Stimpson, 1854) *
  • *Nereis paucidentata (Treadwell, 1939) *
  • *Nereis southerni
  • *Nereis virens (M. Sars, 1835)
  • *Nereis yankiana (Quatrefages, 1866) *
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