''Alitta'' is a genus of marine

annelid The annelids (), also known as the segmented worms, are animals that comprise the phylum Annelida (; ). The phylum contains over 22,000 extant species, including ragworms, earthworms, and leeches. The species exist in and have adapted to vario ...

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Nereididae Nereididae (formerly spelled Nereidae) are a family of polychaete worms. It contains about 500 - mostly-marine - species grouped into 42 genera. They may be commonly called ragworms or clamworms. Characteristics The prostomium of Nereididae be ...

family (commonly known as sandworms or ragworms). There are three recognised species within the genus, '' Alitta grandis'' (Stimpson, 1853), ''

Alitta succinea ''Alitta succinea'' (known as the pile worm, clam worm or cinder worm) is a species of marine annelid in the family Nereididae (commonly known as ragworms or sandworms). It has been recorded throughout the North West Atlantic, as well as in th ...

'' (Frey & Leuckart, 1847) and ''

Alitta virens ''Alitta virens'' (common names include sandworm, sea worm, and king ragworm; older scientific names, including ''Nereis virens'', are still frequently used) is an annelid worm that burrows in wet sand and mud. They construct burrows of differen ...

'' (M. Sars, 1835).Fauchald, K.; Glasby, C. (2009)
Alitta Bakken & Wilson, 2005
Fauchald, K. (Ed) (2009). World Polychaeta database. Accessed through the

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on 2 August 2010 ''Alitta brandti'' Malmgren, 1865 was originally considered part of the genus, but is now accepted as '' Neanthes brandti'' (Malmgren, 1865).

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Phyllodocida Polychaete genera {{annelid-stub