• They live in the Northern Atlantic, Arctic, Mediterranean and Indian Ocean. They can be in Polar and tropical environments.
• Other names they go by are:
  
  • Sandworm
  • Seaworm
  • King Ragworm


• Alitta Virens make up a large part of the live sea-bait industry. Because of this some sandworms are commercially grown. Sandworms had diminished greatly over the preceding few years due in large part to overharvesting before the worms are able to reproduce by spawning.
• Sandworms are also essential to the study of the investigation of metal uptake in marine biology. They are vital to evaluate the effects of metals in marine organisms.
• Their biggest threat is overharvesting.
• They can live up to 3 years.