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Green worm

Eulalia viridis (Linnaeus, 1767)

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The green worm (Eulalia viridis) is a species in the family Phyllodocidae, order Phyllodocida.

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Quick facts about the green worm

Weight
Not recorded
Length
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Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the green worm live?

Not recorded

Is the green worm endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the green worm classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumAnnelida
  3. classPolychaeta
  4. orderPhyllodocida
  5. familyPhyllodocidae
  6. genusEulalia
  7. SpeciesEulalia viridis (Linnaeus, 1767)

Synonyms Eracia virens, Eulalia annulata, Eulalia microceros, Eulalia virens, Eulalia viridis, Eumidia vivida, Nereis viridis, Phyllodoce gervillei, Phyllodoce viridis, Pterocirrus microceros

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • Green paddle wormEnglish
  • Green-leaf wormEnglish
  • Greenleaf wormEnglish
  • Grøn bladrygDanish
  • grüner BlattwurmGerman
  • サミドリサシバJapanese
  • grønn bladryggNorwegian Bokmål
  • groene bladkieuwwormDutch
  • pistagepaddelfotingSwedish
  • Grüner BorstenwurmGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the green worm

Other species in the same genus Eulalia.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the green worm?

The green worm (Eulalia viridis) belongs to the family Phyllodocidae in the order Phyllodocida.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Green worm (Eulalia viridis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/green-worm

MLA

“Green worm (Eulalia viridis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/green-worm.

BibTeX
@misc{green_worm_2026,
  title = {Green worm (Eulalia viridis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/green-worm},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}