Nereididae (formerly spelled Nereidae) are a family of polychaete worms. It contains about 500 – mostly marine – species grouped into 42 genera. They may be commonly called ragworms or …

Ragworms spend their lives in U- or J-shaped burrows in the rich estuarine mud, extracting nutrients from their surroundings in various ways. A pair of hard pincer-like jaws (paragnaths) …

Hediste diversicolor, commonly known as a ragworm, is a polychaete worm in the family Nereididae. It lives in a burrow in the sand or mud of beaches and estuaries in intertidal zones …

rag worm, any of a group of mostly marine or shore worms of the class Polychaeta (phylum Annelida). A few species live in fresh water. Other common names include mussel worm, …

Alitta virens (common names include sandworm, sea worm, and king ragworm; older scientific names, including Nereis virens, are still frequently used) is an annelid worm that burrows in …

Oct 7, 2008 · Steve Walker takes a close look at Ragworm, one of the most effective, most available and most frightening sea fishing baits. Ragworm are among the most common …

Nereididae (Ragworms) is a family of segmented worms. They are biodiffusors. They are omnivores. They have parental care. Reproduction is semelparous, iteroparous, and …

Ragworms are a favourite food of flatfish and wading birds, including curlew and bar-tailed godwits. Most often hidden in its burrow, though sometimes caught out hunting or hiding under …

Ragworms are omnivores and predators. They eat tiny invertebrates, mud, detritus, phytoplankton and plankton. Ragworms get their food into their system by using a net-like mouth or using …

Hediste diversicolor is one of the commonest intertidal polychaetes in estuaries. Its body appears flattened with a prominent dorsal blood vessel. Adults may reach 6-12 cm in length and consist …