Intertidal Invertebrates of the Monterey Bay Area, California

Compiled & photographed by Gary McDonald, Long Marine Laboratory, University of California, Santa Cruz
Nereis grubei (Kinberg, 1866)               
Annelida: Polychaeta: Palpata: Aciculata: Phyllodocida: Nereidiformia: Nereidae
Geographic Range: British Columbia, Canada to Mexico; Peru. Synonyms:
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Carmel Pt. Monterey Co., CA; 7 Feb 2009; ~5cm total length.

Description: Body bright green, blue-green or brown, parapodial lobes light in color.
Size:Up to 100m in length.
Notes: Lives in mucus tube amongst algal frond or holdfast, or in mussel beds.
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Carmel Pt. Monterey Co., CA; 7 Feb 2009; ~5cm total length. 		 

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