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Definition of Palolo viridis

Palolo viridis
Palolo Pa*lo"lo, n., or Palolo worm Palolo worm . [From native name.] A polystome worm (Palolo viridis) that burrows in the coral reefs of certain of the Pacific Islands. A little before the last quarter of the moon in October and November, they swarm in vast numbers at the surface of the sea for breeding, and are gathered and highly esteemed as food by the natives. An allied species inhabits the tropical Atlantic and swarms in June or July.

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- 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...
- Ordovician sediments. Cultural tradition surrounds Palola worm (Palola viridis) reproductive cycles in the South Pacific Islands. Eunicidae are economically...
- Palola valida (Gravier, 1900) Palola vernalis (Treadwell, 1922) Palola viridis Gray in Stair, 1847 Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2021). "Palola". WoRMS...
- Samoa's waters. The Palolo reef worm (Eunice viridis) is a Samoan cuisine delicacy which appear in the ocean only one day of the year. Palolo has cultural significance...
- Myxicola steenstrupi, Myxicola, villosa, Myxicola viridis, Sabella gelatinosa, Sabella villosa, Sabella viridis, Terebella buccinea, Terebella infundibulum...
- ceremony involves the ritual gathering of and feasting on palolo seaworms (Eunice viridis), which are known as mechi in the local Fataluku language....
- and subspecies as evaluated by the IUCN. Argonemertes stocki Palolo worm (Eunice viridis) Kentucky earthworm (Komarekiona eatoni) Phallodriloides macmasterae...