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Paddleworm

Eteone longa (Fabricius, 1780)

Status not recordedworms

The paddleworm (Eteone longa) is a species in the family Phyllodocidae, order Phyllodocida.

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Quick facts about the paddleworm

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 the paddleworm live?

Not recorded

Is the paddleworm 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 paddleworm classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumAnnelida
  3. classPolychaeta
  4. orderPhyllodocida
  5. familyPhyllodocidae
  6. genusEteone
  7. SpeciesEteone longa (Fabricius, 1780)

Synonyms Eteone arctica, Eteone islandica, Eteone leuckarti, Eteone lilljeborgi, Eteone robusta, Eteone villosa, Nereis longa

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • étéoneFrench
  • 작은부채발갯지렁이Korean
  • groengele wadwormDutch
  • långpaddelfotingSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the paddleworm

Other species in the same genus Eteone.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the paddleworm?

The paddleworm (Eteone longa) belongs to the family Phyllodocidae in the order Phyllodocida.

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). Paddleworm (Eteone longa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/paddleworm

MLA

“Paddleworm (Eteone longa).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/paddleworm.

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@misc{paddleworm_2026,
  title = {Paddleworm (Eteone longa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/paddleworm},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}