Preliminary assessment of the species of Marphysa (Annelida: Polychaeta: Eunicidae) with potential economic interest

Che Engku Siti Mariam Che Engku Abdullah; Pat Hutchings; Afiq Durrani Mohd Fahmi; Turni Handayani; Izwandy Idris

doi:10.46754/jssm.2025.08.006

Preliminary assessment of the species of Marphysa (Annelida: Polychaeta: Eunicidae) with potential economic interest

Che Engku Siti Mariam Che Engku Abdullah, Pat Hutchings, Afiq Durrani Mohd Fahmi, Turni Handayani, Izwandy Idris^*

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Annelid polychaetes from several families are commercially exploited as fishing bait or food supplements for crustacean and finfish brood stock. Due to their large adult sizes and ease of collection, these commercially valuable polychaetes are traded internationally. Despite the growing knowledge of polychaetes as marine resources, some species remain unexploited, including those belonging to Marphysa (Annelida: Polychaeta: Eunicidae), with only 16% of species recorded as commercially exploited. Accordingly, a thorough analysis of more than 90 papers revealed 10 more species of Marphysa potentially fulfilling these criteria required to be suitable for commercial exploitation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1630-1650
Number of pages	21
Journal	Journal of Sustainability Science and Management
Volume	20
Issue number	8
Early online date	15 Aug 2025
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.46754/jssm.2025.08.006
Publication status	Published - Aug 2025

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Keywords

baitworms
bloodworms
commercial application
Marphysa
Polychaeta
sustainable harvesting

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