Palolo worm

Palolo worm

Taxobox


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status = DD | status_system = IUCN2.3
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Annelida
classis = Polychaeta
ordo = Eunicida
familia = Eunicidae
genus = "Palola"
species = "P. viridis"
binomial = "Palola viridis"
binomial_authority = (Gray, 1840)
synonyms = "Eunice viridis"

The palolo worm or samoan palolo worm ("Palola viridis") is a species of invertebrate in the Eunicidae family.

Taxonomy

It is sometimes synonymized with "Palola siciliensis".

Distribution

It is found in American Samoa, Fiji, Indonesia, and Samoa.

Cultural Use

The reproductive portion of the palolo worm is used as a food source for natives in Samoa during their short lived annual appearance. During this time they are enthusiastically gathered with a net and either eaten raw or cooked in several different manners.

References

* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/8261/all Eunice viridis] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 05 August 2007.

External links

* [http://invertebrates.si.edu/palola/opt/Fig4_worm_hr.jpgImage of the head of a palolo worm]
* [http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/10/1029_041029_palolo_worms.html National Geographic: Samoa Worm Sperm Spawns Annual Fiesta]


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  • Palolo — Pa*lo lo, n., or Palolo worm Palolo worm . [From native name.] (Zo[ o]l.) A polystome worm ({Palolo viridis}) that burrows in the coral reefs of certain of the Pacific Islands. A little before the last quarter of the moon in October and November …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Palolo viridis — Palolo Pa*lo lo, n., or Palolo worm Palolo worm . [From native name.] (Zo[ o]l.) A polystome worm ({Palolo viridis}) that burrows in the coral reefs of certain of the Pacific Islands. A little before the last quarter of the moon in October and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • palola — Palolo Pa*lo lo, n., or Palolo worm Palolo worm . [From native name.] (Zo[ o]l.) A polystome worm ({Palolo viridis}) that burrows in the coral reefs of certain of the Pacific Islands. A little before the last quarter of the moon in October and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Palola viridis — Palolo Pa*lo lo, n., or Palolo worm Palolo worm . [From native name.] (Zo[ o]l.) A polystome worm ({Palolo viridis}) that burrows in the coral reefs of certain of the Pacific Islands. A little before the last quarter of the moon in October and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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