Alitta

Alitta is a genus of marine annelids in Nereididae family (commonly known as sandworms or ragworms). There are three recognised species within the genus, "Alitta grandis" (Stimpson, 1853), "Alitta succinea" (Frey & Leuckart, 1847) and "Alitta virens" (M. Sars, 1835). "Alitta brandti" Malmgren, 1865 was originally considered part of the genus, but is now accepted as "Neanthes brandti" (Malmgren, 1865).