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King Ragworm

Alitta virens

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 609, February 450, March 705, April 1,109, May 1,599, June 1,743, July 1,865, August 1,604, September 1,178, October 879, November 480, December 375.
United States12,925
Alaska12,596
Canada1,390
Quebec499
New Brunswick403
Maine258
Nova Scotia242
Prince Edward Island168
Newfoundland and Labrador66
Massachusetts28

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumSegmented Worms · Annelida
ClassPolychaete Worms · Polychaeta
OrderPhyllodocida
FamilyRagworms and Allies · Nereididae
GenusAlitta

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