''Eunice'' is a genus in the

polychaete Polychaeta () is a paraphyletic class of generally marine annelid worms, commonly called bristle worms or polychaetes (). Each body segment has a pair of fleshy protrusions called parapodia that bear many bristles, called chaetae, which are made ...

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Eunicidae Eunicidae is a family of marine polychaetes (bristle worms). The family comprises marine annelids distributed in diverse benthic habitats across Oceania, Europe, South America, North America, Asia and Africa. The Eunicid anatomy typically co ...

. Individuals grow to a length of between . Their bodies have multiple segments. They have two eyes and five

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s. They have well-developed sense organs and relatively large brains. Their color is dark purple-brown to red-brown with a white ring at the fourth segment. They are found in

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s and

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s around the world. They have an evertible proboscis with distinctive mouthparts, some of which comprise two rows of maxilliary plates in a radula-like fashion.

Species

*'' Eunice afra'' Peters, 1854 *'' Eunice antennata'' (Savigny, 1820) *''

Eunice aphroditois ''Eunice aphroditois'' is a Benthic zone, benthic polychaete, bristle worm of warm marine waters. It lives mainly in the Atlantic Ocean, but can also be found in the Indo-Pacific. It ranges in length from less than to . Its iridescent cuticle p ...

'' Pallas, 1788, Bobbit Worm *'' Eunice australis'' Quatrefagus, 1865 *'' Eunice bilobata'' Treadwell, 1906 *'' Eunice borneensis'' (Grube, 1878) *'' Eunice denticulata'' *'' Eunice filamentosa'' *''

Eunice fuscafasciata Eunice is a feminine given name, from the Greek Εὐνίκη, ''Euníkē'', from "eu", good, and "níkē", victory. Eunice is also a relatively rare last name, found in Nigeria and the Southeastern United States, chiefly Louisiana and Georgia. Pe ...

'' (Treadwell, 1922) *'' Eunice macrobranchia'' (Schmarda, 1861) *'' Eunice norvegica'' (Linnaeus, 1767) *'' Eunice pennata'' (O.F. Müller, 1776) *''

Eunice perimensis Eunice is a feminine given name, from the Greek Εὐνίκη, ''Euníkē'', from "eu", good, and "níkē", victory. Eunice is also a relatively rare last name, found in Nigeria and the Southeastern United States, chiefly Louisiana and Georgia. Pe ...

'' Gravier, 1901 *''

Eunice perrieri Eunice is a feminine given name, from the Greek Εὐνίκη, ''Euníkē'', from "eu", good, and "níkē", victory. Eunice is also a relatively rare last name, found in Nigeria and the Southeastern United States, chiefly Louisiana and Georgia. Pe ...

'' Gravier, 1900 *''

Eunice petersi Eunice is a feminine given name, from the Greek Εὐνίκη, ''Euníkē'', from "eu", good, and "níkē", victory. Eunice is also a relatively rare last name, found in Nigeria and the Southeastern United States, chiefly Louisiana and Georgia. Pe ...

'' Fauchald, 1992 *''

Eunice philippinensis Eunice is a feminine given name, from the Greek Εὐνίκη, ''Euníkē'', from "eu", good, and "níkē", victory. Eunice is also a relatively rare last name, found in Nigeria and the Southeastern United States, chiefly Louisiana and Georgia. Pe ...

'' Hartmann-Schröder & Zibrowius, 1998 *''

Eunice philocorallia Eunice is a feminine given name, from the Greek Εὐνίκη, ''Euníkē'', from "eu", good, and "níkē", victory. Eunice is also a relatively rare last name, found in Nigeria and the Southeastern United States, chiefly Louisiana and Georgia. Pe ...

'' Buchanan, 1893 *''

Eunice plessisi Eunice is a feminine given name, from the Greek Εὐνίκη, ''Euníkē'', from "eu", good, and "níkē", victory. Eunice is also a relatively rare last name, found in Nigeria and the Southeastern United States, chiefly Louisiana and Georgia. Pe ...

'' Rullier, 1972 *''

Eunice plicata Eunice is a feminine given name, from the Greek Εὐνίκη, ''Euníkē'', from "eu", good, and "níkē", victory. Eunice is also a relatively rare last name, found in Nigeria and the Southeastern United States, chiefly Louisiana and Georgia. Pe ...

'' Baird, 1869 *''

Eunice polybranchia Eunice is a feminine given name, from the Greek Εὐνίκη, ''Euníkē'', from "eu", good, and "níkē", victory. Eunice is also a relatively rare last name, found in Nigeria and the Southeastern United States, chiefly Louisiana and Georgia. Pe ...

'' (Verrill, 1880) *''

Eunice prayensis Eunice is a feminine given name, from the Greek Εὐνίκη, ''Euníkē'', from "eu", good, and "níkē", victory. Eunice is also a relatively rare last name, found in Nigeria and the Southeastern United States, chiefly Louisiana and Georgia. Pe ...

'' Kinberg, 1865 *''

Eunice procera Eunice is a feminine given name, from the Greek Εὐνίκη, ''Euníkē'', from "eu", good, and "níkē", victory. Eunice is also a relatively rare last name, found in Nigeria and the Southeastern United States, chiefly Louisiana and Georgia. Pe ...

'' Grube, 1866 *'' Eunice profunda'' Miura, 1987 *'' Eunice tovarae'' Carrera-Parra & Salazar-Vallejo, 2011 *'' Eunice uschakovi'' Wu, Sun & Liu, 2013 *'' Eunice vittata'' (Delle Chiaje, 1828) Marinespecies.org
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References

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