Palolo worm
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Palolo worm | ||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservation status | ||||||||||||||
Scientific classification | ||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||
Binomial name | ||||||||||||||
Palola viridis (Gray, 1840) |
||||||||||||||
Synonyms | ||||||||||||||
Eunice viridis |
The palolo worm or samoan palolo worm (Palola viridis) is a species of invertebrate in the Eunicidae family.
Contents |
[edit] Taxonomy
It is sometimes synonymized with Palola siciliensis.
[edit] Distribution
It is found in American Samoa, Fiji, Indonesia, and Samoa.
[edit] References
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Eunice viridis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 05 August 2007.