| Status | | accepted |
Record
status | | Checked by Taxonomic Editor |
| Rank | | Species |
| Parent | | Eunereis Malmgren, 1865 |
| Source | |
additional source: Fauchald, K. 1977. The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA) Science Series 28:1-188, available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details]
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| Environment | | marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial |
| Fossil range | | recent only |
| Feedingtypes | |
deposit feeder [details]
deposit feeder: surface [details]
omnivore [details]
predator [details]
scavenger [details]
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| Links | | To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To PESI
To ITIS
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| Notes | |
Description: The bristle worm Eunereis longissima can reach a length of up to 50 cm, although only smaller specimens with a maximum length of 20cm have been found on the Belgian part of the North Sea. The striking head structures with tentacles, palps, antennae and four eyes are characteristic. Living specimens have a red to iridescent dark brown colour. [details]
Distribution: With only eight observations and a maximum density of 16 ind./m2 Eunereis longissima was a rare phenomenon in the entire near-coastal zone in the 1976-1986 period. In the 1994-2001 period the number of observations increased and densities up to 100 ind./m2 were noted. The species still mainly occurred near the coast, but clearly avoided the eastern coastal zone. [details]
Habitat: Eunereis longissima is typically found in sediments with a median grain size of 100 to 250 µm. The species has a broad mud content tolerance but tends to prefer (relative occurrence: > 50%) sediments with a mud content of 10-20%. [details]
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| Image | | 
Eunereis longissima (Johnston, 1840)
added on 2006-02-10 - author: Hans Hillewaert
qualitystatus: not checked |
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| LSID | | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:130375 |
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| | | Citation: Fauchald, K.; Bellan, G. (2013). Eunereis longissima Johnston, 1840. In: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2013) World Polychaeta database. Accessed through: Taxa used on the Macrobel website at http://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/macrobel/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=130375 on 2013-05-18 |
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