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Definition of Palola viridis

Palola viridis
Palola Pa*lo"la, n. [Fr. the native name.] (Zo["o]l.) An annelid (Palola viridis) which, at certain seasons of the year, swarms at the surface of the sea about some of the Pacific Islands, where it is collected for food.

Meaning of Palola viridis from wikipedia

- Palola viridis, (or Eunice viridis) commonly known as the palolo worm, Samoan palolo worm, balolo, wawo, or nyale, is a Polychaeta species from the waters...
- 1909) Palola siciliensis (Grube, 1840) Palola simplex (Peters, 1854) Palola valida (Gravier, 1900) Palola vernalis (Treadwell, 1922) Palola viridis Gray...
- far back as Ordovician sediments. Cultural tradition surrounds Palola worm (Palola viridis) reproductive cycles in the South Pacific Islands. Eunicidae...
- February and March. The event focuses on catching the spawning parts of Palola viridis, which are known as nyale or wawo. In local legend, nyale are believed...
- Myxicola steenstrupi, Myxicola, villosa, Myxicola viridis, Sabella gelatinosa, Sabella villosa, Sabella viridis, Terebella buccinea, Terebella infundibulum...