Glycera Amboinensis
Glycera may refer to: * ''Glycera'' (annelid), genus of bloodworm *Glycera (courtesan) Glycera ( grc, Γλυκέρα) (the sweet one) was a popular name often used for Hellenistic '' hetaerae'', held by: #The daughter of Thalassis and the mistress of Harpalus and Menander. (Athen. xiii. pp. 586, 595, 605, &c.) #The mistress of ...

Glycera (annelid)
The genus ''Glycera'' is a group of polychaetes (bristle worms) commonly known as bloodworms. They are typically found on the bottom of shallow marine waters, and some species (e.g. common bloodworms) can grow up to 35 cm (14 in) in length. Anatomy Bloodworms have a creamy pink color, as their pale skin allows their red body fluids that contain haemoglobin to show through. This is the origin of the name "bloodworm". At the 'head', bloodworms have four small antennae and small fleshy projections called parapodia running down their bodies. Bloodworms can grow up to in length. Bloodworms are carnivorous. They feed by extending a large proboscis that bears four hollow jaws. The jaws are connected to glands that supply venom which they use to kill their prey, and their bite is painful even to a human. They are preyed on by other worms, bottom-feeding fish, crustacea, and gulls. Reproduction occurs in midsummer, when the warmer water temperature and lunar cycle among othe ...
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