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Marphysa tamurai

Status not recordedworms

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

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Quick facts about Marphysa tamurai

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 tamurai live?

Not recorded

Is Marphysa tamurai 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 tamurai classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumAnnelida
  3. classPolychaeta
  4. orderEunicida
  5. familyEunicidae
  6. genusMarphysa
  7. SpeciesMarphysa tamurai Okuda, 1934
Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • ビクニイワムシJapanese
  • 민머리털갯지렁이Korean

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Marphysa tamurai

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 tamurai?

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{marphysa_tamurai_2026,
  title = {Marphysa tamurai (Marphysa tamurai)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/marphysa-tamurai},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}