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title: "King Ragworm"
description: "Alitta virens — Inne zwierzęta. 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 wet sand and mud."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/king-ragworm
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# King Ragworm

> Alitta virens — Inne zwierzęta. 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 wet sand and mud.

- Scientific name: *Alitta virens*
- Category: `other` (Inne zwierzęta)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 416
- Wikidata: [Q798514](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q798514)
- iNaturalist taxon: [152971](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/152971)

## Names

- en: King Ragworm
- de: Grüner Seeringelwurm
- fr: Néréis verte
- nl: Zeeduizendpoot

## Countries with the most observations

DK (62), GB (30), RU (21), SE (14), DE (10), CA (6), NO (6), NL (3)

## Summary

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 wet sand and mud.
It was first described by biologist Michael Sars in 1835. It is classified as a polychaete in the family Nereididae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alitta_virens

## Photo

![King Ragworm](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/king-ragworm/medium.jpg)

Photo: Cleo Falvey · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/71895416

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/king-ragworm?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).