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Marphysa mortenseni

Status not recordedworms

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

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Quick facts about Marphysa mortenseni

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 mortenseni live?

Not recorded

Is Marphysa mortenseni 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 mortenseni classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumAnnelida
  3. classPolychaeta
  4. orderEunicida
  5. familyEunicidae
  6. genusMarphysa
  7. SpeciesMarphysa mortenseni Monro, 1928
Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • モルテンムシJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Marphysa mortenseni

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 mortenseni?

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{marphysa_mortenseni_2026,
  title = {Marphysa mortenseni (Marphysa mortenseni)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/marphysa-mortenseni},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}