Polychaete

Nereis persica

• Group: Other
• For divers: safe

A ragworm of reef platforms that shelters in cracks, crevices and coral rubble. Like others of its family it is an omnivore and scavenger, taking algae, small invertebrates and carrion, and it is harmless to divers.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Annelida › Polychaeta › Phyllodocida › Nereididae › Nereis

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 130405.