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Marphysa aenea

Status not recordedworms

Marphysa aenea is a species in the family Eunicidae, order Eunicida.

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Quick facts about Marphysa aenea

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
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 Marphysa aenea live?

Not recorded

Is Marphysa aenea 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 Marphysa aenea classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumAnnelida
  3. classPolychaeta
  4. orderEunicida
  5. familyEunicidae
  6. genusMarphysa
  7. SpeciesMarphysa aenea (Blanchard in Gay, 1849)

Synonyms Eunice aenea

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Marphysa aenea

Other species in the same genus Marphysa.

Rock worm

Marphysa sanguinea

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Marphysa aenea?

Marphysa aenea (Marphysa aenea) belongs to the family Eunicidae in the order Eunicida.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Marphysa aenea (Marphysa aenea). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/marphysa-aenea

MLA

“Marphysa aenea (Marphysa aenea).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/marphysa-aenea.

BibTeX
@misc{marphysa_aenea_2026,
  title = {Marphysa aenea (Marphysa aenea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/marphysa-aenea},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}