Alitta succinea
(Leuckart, 1847) · speciesAt a glance
Sources11 archives
Databases and archives Alitta succinea's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation9 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility19 161 records↗
OBISOcean Biodiversity Information System24 984 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI956 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics100 specimens↗
LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗
Catalogue of LifeCOLtaxonomy↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Alitta succinea (known as the pile worm or clam 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 the Gulf of Maine and South Africa.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Habitat & environment2
Other traits2
Compounds documented for Alitta succinea across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile3 classes
Documented compounds14 total
| Compound | Class | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| (3S,4R,8S,9S,10R,13R,14S,17R)-4,10,13-trimethyl-17-[(1S)-1-[(1R,2R)-2-methyl-2-[(2S)-3-methylbutan-2-yl]cyclopropyl]ethyl]-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol | present | LOTUS | |
| (3S,8S,9S,10R,13R,14S,17R)-10,13-dimethyl-17-[(1S)-1-[(1R,2R)-2-methyl-2-[(2S)-3-methylbutan-2-yl]cyclopropyl]ethyl]-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol | present | LOTUS | |
| (3S,8S,9S,10R,13S,14S,17R)-10,13-dimethyl-17-[(Z,2R)-5-propan-2-ylhept-5-en-2-yl]-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol | present | LOTUS | |
| 22,23-Dihydrobrassicasterol | present | LOTUS | |
| beta-Sitosterol | present | LOTUS | |
| Brassicasterol | present | LOTUS | |
| Campesterol | present | LOTUS | |
| Cholesterol | present | LOTUS | |
| Coprostanone | present | LOTUS | |
| Crinosterol | present | LOTUS |
A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Alitta succinea has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.
Besides the big genome in the nucleus, cells carry a small, circular loop of DNA inside the cell's energy factories — the mitochondria. It is inherited almost only from the mother and is a leftover from ancient bacteria that moved into the cell. The mitochondrial markers above (ND*, COX, CYTB…) are read from exactly this loop. Outer ring = one strand, inner ring = the other.
The complete instruction manual Alitta succinea carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.
Genome sizehow big the whole instruction manual is
Measured in base pairs (bp) — the individual letters of DNA (human ≈ 3.2 Gb, a bacterium a few million). The chart places this genome on a logarithmic scale — each step to the right is ten times bigger — among reference organisms. Across species a bigger genome loosely tracks with larger cells, slower growth and lower-energy lifestyles (powered flight favours small genomes) — yet it does not imply more genes or a more advanced organism (the long-standing C-value paradox).
Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged
2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.
2n 201×GoaT · Animal Chromosome Counts Database
2n 211×GoaT · Animal Chromosome Counts Database
2n 221×GoaT · Animal Chromosome Counts Database
2n 231×GoaT · Animal Chromosome Counts Database
2n 241×GoaT · Animal Chromosome Counts Database
2n 251×GoaT · Animal Chromosome Counts Database
2n 261×GoaT · Animal Chromosome Counts Database
2n 271×GoaT · Animal Chromosome Counts Database
2n 281×GoaT · Animal Chromosome Counts Database
2n 291×GoaT · Animal Chromosome Counts Database
2n 301×GoaT · Animal Chromosome Counts Database
Record type44 145 records
Range
Depth
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence
Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Holding institutions10 of 61 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| 730location not on record | 2 741 |
| RWSlocation not on record | 2 073 |
| 630location not on record | 942 |
| NIMRDlocation not on record | 558 |
| FURGlocation not on record | 152 |
| Institut Francais pour l'Etude de la Merlocation not on record | 131 |
| Klaipeda University Marine research institutelocation not on record | 75 |
| 486location not on record | 74 |
| Washington, US | 53 |
| GCOOSlocation not on record | 52 |
| IfAÖ Institut für Angewandte Ökosystemforschung GmbHlocation not on record | 45 |
| Laboratoire d'Océanographie Biologique, Universite de Bordeaxlocation not on record | 43 |
| San Nicolás de los Garza, MX | 29 |
| UGentlocation not on record | 25 |
| NTNU-VMlocation not on record | 18 |
| Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territorylocation not on record | 16 |
| Museums Victorialocation not on record | 15 |
| Florida Atlantic University, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Museumlocation not on record | 12 |
| IfAÖ- Institut für Angewandte Ökosystemforschung GmbHlocation not on record | 12 |
| Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record | 11 |
| CSIC-CEAB Centre for Advanced Studies of Blanes (1393) Université de Liège Underwater research and oceanographic station (4501)location not on record | 11 |
| New Haven, US | 10 |
| Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO)location not on record | 9 |
| CEFASlocation not on record | 9 |
| Natick, US | 8 |
| The Atlantic reference Centrelocation not on record | 7 |
| Cambridge, US | 7 |
| Baltic Sea Research Institute Warnemündelocation not on record | 7 |
| CSIC-CEAB Centre for Advanced Studies of Blanes (1393)location not on record | 5 |
| Sydney, AU | 4 |
| MZLUlocation not on record | 4 |
| Santa Barbara Museum of Natural Historylocation not on record | 4 |
| Universidad de Antioquia (UdeA)location not on record | 4 |
| Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (INVEMAR)location not on record | 3 |
| ARMS-MBONlocation not on record | 3 |
| Montgomery, US | 3 |
| University of Lodz, Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Hydrobiologylocation not on record | 3 |
| National Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korealocation not on record | 3 |
| Los Angeles, US | 3 |
| Frankfurt am Main | 3 |
| Museu Nacional/UFRJlocation not on record | 3 |
| CSIC-CEAB Centre for Advanced Studies of Blanes (1393) Eco laboratory geochemistry Benthic Environments UMR 8222 (4503)location not on record | 3 |
| CSIC-CEAB Centre for Advanced Studies of Blanes (1393) Eco laboratory geochemistry Benthic Environments UMR 8222 (4503) Université de Liège Underwater research and oceanographic station (4501)location not on record | 3 |
| Hellenic Centre of Marine Research; Institute for Oceanographylocation not on record | 2 |
| UKRSCESlocation not on record | 2 |
| Maurice Lamontagne Institutelocation not on record | 2 |
| Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas (IBSS), Ukrainelocation not on record | 2 |
| Hellenic Centre for Marine Research-Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculturelocation not on record | 2 |
| CSIC-CEAB Centre for Advanced Studies of Blanes (1393) Ifremer VIGIES (Information Valuation Service for Integrated Management and Monitoring) (1838)location not on record | 1 |
| Natural History Museum Rotterdamlocation not on record | 1 |
| Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Scienceslocation not on record | 1 |
| DIHOlocation not on record | 1 |
| PUCESElocation not on record | 1 |
| Universidade Federal do Paranalocation not on record | 1 |
| CSIC-CEAB Centre for Advanced Studies of Blanes (1393) Eco laboratory geochemistry Benthic Environments UMR 8222 (4503) Universite de Rennes I Ecobio : Ecosystems biodiversity evolution (1910)location not on record | 1 |
| Ugentlocation not on record | 1 |
| British Antarctic Surveylocation not on record | 1 |
| WoRMS Editorial Boardlocation not on record | 1 |
| Gothenburg, SE | 1 |
| Museum für Naturkunde Berlin (Zoological Collections)location not on record | 1 |
| Cantablocation not on record | 1 |
Where the DNA of Alitta succinea was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.
Signal
Where its DNA was found
How strong is each trace?
Measured at samplingin-field
Modelled climatemodelled
How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.