Glycera americana

Author
Leidy, 1855
Common Names
  • American Bloodworm

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Min Depth
1 meters
Max Depth
37 meters
Overall Geographic Range
Both sides of the Americas
Habitat-Biology
  • soft substrate (muds, sands, clays)
References

  • Gilbert, K. M. 1984c. Family Glyceridae Grube, 1850. Pp. 1–26 in J. M. Uebelacker and P. G. Johnson, eds. Taxonomic Guide to the Polychaetes of the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Final Report to the Minerals Management Service, contract 14-12-001-29091. Mobile: Barry A. Vittor & Associates, Chapter 32.

  • Solis-Weiss, V., and A. Granados-Barba. In Press (2007). Atlas of the Polychaetous Annelids of the southern Gulf of Mexico.

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

Fauchald, K., A. Granados-Barba, and V. Solís-Weiss. 2009. Polychaeta (Annelida) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 751–788 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute. Since 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 11-14-2025.

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