#nereis virens

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An illustration of a sandworm (aka “king ragworm”) from William Carmichael McIntosh‘s A monograph of the British marine annelids v. 2, pt. 2 (1910). The worm is labeled Nereis virens in the text, which is an older scientific name for the species now known as Alitta virens.

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Epitoky in Nereis (Neanthes) virens (Polychaeta: Nereididae): A story about sex and death

The nereidid Nereis (Neanthes) virens undergoes drastic behavioural, morphological and physiological changes during its sexual maturation (e

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Volume 149, Issue 1, January 2008, Pages 202-208

The nereidid Nereis (Neanthes) virens undergoes drastic behavioural, morphological and physiological changes during its sexual maturation (epitoky). This metamorphosis prepares benthic worms for a brief pelagic existence devoted to mating although in N. virens only mature males leave their burrows to swarm. After spawning, individuals of both sexes die.

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Like a Dragon by ~half-scientific

Polychaeta, Phyllodocida, Nereis virens