Alitta virens
Alitta virens 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., the population of sandworms had diminished greatly over the preceding few years due in large part to overharvesting before the worms are able to reproduce by spawning.
Sandworms eat seaweed and microorganisms. They have many distinctive traits, including
The parapodia function both as external gills, and as means of locomotion.Gallery
