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Slender ragworm

Nereis pelagica Linnaeus, 1758

Status not recordedworms

The slender ragworm (Nereis pelagica) is a species in the family Nereididae, order Phyllodocida.

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Quick facts about the slender ragworm

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 slender ragworm live?

Not recorded

Is the slender ragworm 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 slender ragworm classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumAnnelida
  3. classPolychaeta
  4. orderPhyllodocida
  5. familyNereididae
  6. genusNereis
  7. SpeciesNereis pelagica Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms Heteronereis arctica, Heteronereis assimilis, Heteronereis grandifolia, Heteronereis migratoria, Nereilepas fusca, Nereis arctica, Nereis assimilis, Nereis bowerbanckii, Nereis delagica, Nereis denticulata, Nereis ferruginea, Nereis fimbriata, Nereis fulgens, Nereis grandifolia, Nereis pelagica, Nereis renalis, Nereis reynaudi, Nereis subulicola, Nereis verrucosa

Other names and names in other languages (12)
  • Pelagic clam wormEnglish
  • Brun nereisDanish
  • brauner SeeringelwurmGerman
  • フツウゴカイJapanese
  • 원참갯지렁이Korean
  • fjærenereisNorwegian Bokmål
  • gewone zeeduizendpootDutch
  • navadna morska strigaSlovenian
  • shumëketëshi pelagjikAlbanian
  • tångrovmaskSwedish
  • Gemeiner SeeringelwurmGerman
  • Schwimmender SeeringelwurmGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the slender ragworm

Other species in the same genus Nereis.

Clam worm

Nereis vexillosa

NereididaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the slender ragworm?

The slender ragworm (Nereis pelagica) belongs to the family Nereididae 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). Slender ragworm (Nereis pelagica). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/slender-ragworm

MLA

“Slender ragworm (Nereis pelagica).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/slender-ragworm.

BibTeX
@misc{slender_ragworm_2026,
  title = {Slender ragworm (Nereis pelagica)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/slender-ragworm},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}