Polychaetes of Greece: an updated and annotated checklist Author Faulwetter, Sarah Author Simboura, Nomiki Author Katsiaras, Nikolaos Author Chatzigeorgiou, Giorgos Author Arvanitidis, Christos text Biodiversity Data Journal 2017 5 20997 20997 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.5.e20997 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.5.e20997 1314-2828--20997 Alitta virens (M. Sars, 1835) Neanthes virens (M. Sars, 1835) Notes Questionable status. Species complex. In the Mediterranean only reported from Greece ( Christomanos and Giannitsis 1962 ). Distributed in the North Atlantic and North Pacific and comprising at least two cryptic species with genetic and morphological differences in these two areas ( Carr et al. 2011 ).