Nereis, polychaete clamworm

A 10-cm polychaete from Tacoma littoral zone. Watch for the everting proboscis with its horny hooks.

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• annelida
• annelid
• polychaete
• nereid
• nereis
• clamworm

[danielfm]

@kentcool07 If you are pulling the Zoology expert show off, do it right. It's not called Nereis species. It's called genus Nereis. And I think everyone knows it belongs to the kingdom Animalia, subkingdom Metazoa; those two weren't needed.

[kentcool07]

hmmm interesting. we studied these in zoology today. cool marine worm btw its kingdom animalia, subkingdom metazoa, phylum anellida class polychaeta and is called Nereis species

[90DuLLy]

@danielfm sory kentcool07, got to agree with danielfm ;)

[razzledazzlerob]

Burn it

[droserabinata]

Oh my god, the fangs! Would it bite if handled???

[Nugburner420]

are they spooning or forking?

[Kitsune1460]

ชัดเลย jaw ของพวก Polychaete

ตัวมันน่ารักเนอะ~!! น่าเลี้ยงอ่ะ

[icetoxicboy]

Isnt it Neanthes succinea or Nereis (Hediste) deversicolor?

[wilzchau]

Yuck.....kill it!!

[LithodidMan]

Great video! The worm in the first portion is Nereis sp., cannot id beyond that without more detail. The worm in the last 10 seconds is Hemipodus borealis, one of my favorites. The proboscis of the latter species can be 1/4 the length of the worm, and has 4 fangs with poison glands at the tip.

[PLATINIUM1943]

Yes ! it´s look like Eunice sp.Have you about Nereis zonata videos ?