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Family: Tubificidae (See list of species below)

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52 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Bathydrilus adriaticus
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Bathydrilus egenus
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Bathydrilus vetustus
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Branchiura sowerbyi
[Tubificid worm]
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Clitellio arenarius
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Coralliodrilus rugosus
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Heronidrilus gravidis
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Heterochaeta costata
[Sludge-worm]
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Inanidrilus aduncosetis
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Inanidrilus belizensis
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Inanidrilus leukodermatus
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Inanidrilus reginae
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Inanidrilus scalprum
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Limnodriloides agnes
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Limnodriloides anxius
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Limnodriloides barnardi
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Limnodriloides monothecus
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Limnodriloides rubicundus
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Limnodriloides sacculus
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Limnodriloides uniampullatus
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Limnodriloides victoriensis
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Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri
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Milliganius compactus
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Monopylephorus parvus
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Monopylephorus rubroniveus
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Olavius finitimus
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Olavius imperfectus
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Olavius longissimus
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Olavius pravus
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Olavius tantulus
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Olavius tenuissimus
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Olavius vacuus
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Pectinodrilus deminutius
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Pectinodrilus molestus
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Peloscolex benedeni
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Peloscolex heterochaetus
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Peosidrilus vicinus
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Phallodriloides macmasterae
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Phallodriloides singularis
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Potamothrix bedoti
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Potamothrix hammoniensis
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Potamothrix moldaviensis
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Potamothrix vejdovskyi
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Tubifex tubifex
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Tubificoides amplivasatus
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Tubificoides bakeri
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Tubificoides benedii
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Tubificoides bermudae
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Tubificoides brownae
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Tubificoides diazi
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Tubificoides parviductus
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Tubificoides wasselli
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52 Species of Family Tubificidae
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Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Bathydrilus adriaticus Circumtropical. 1.12 TL
Bathydrilus egenus Western Central Atlantic
Bathydrilus vetustus Western Central Atlantic
Branchiura sowerbyi Tubificid worm Asia
Clitellio arenarius Northern Atlantic and the
Coralliodrilus rugosus Western Central Atlantic
Heronidrilus gravidis Western Central Atlantic
Heterochaeta costata Sludge-worm Northeast Atlantic
Inanidrilus aduncosetis Western Central Atlantic
Inanidrilus belizensis Western Central Atlantic
Inanidrilus leukodermatus Western Central Atlantic
Inanidrilus reginae Western Central Atlantic
Inanidrilus scalprum Western Central Atlantic
Limnodriloides agnes Northwest Pacific and the
Limnodriloides anxius Western Central Atlantic
Limnodriloides barnardi Eastern Pacific and Weste 1.6 BL
Limnodriloides monothecus Circumtropical. 1.3 BL
Limnodriloides rubicundus Circumtropical.
Limnodriloides sacculus Western Central Atlantic
Limnodriloides uniampullatus Western Pacific and Weste
Limnodriloides victoriensis Northeast Pacific
Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri Southwest Pacific and Nor
Milliganius compactus Western Central Atlantic
Monopylephorus parvus Indo-Pacific and Atlantic
Monopylephorus rubroniveus Northeast Atlantic
Olavius finitimus Western Central Atlantic
Olavius imperfectus Western Central Atlantic
Olavius longissimus Western Central Atlantic
Olavius pravus Western Central Atlantic
Olavius tantulus Western Central Atlantic
Olavius tenuissimus Western Central Atlantic
Olavius vacuus Western Central Atlantic
Pectinodrilus deminutius Western Central Atlantic
Pectinodrilus molestus Northwest Pacific and Wes
Peloscolex benedeni Northeast Atlantic
Peloscolex heterochaetus Northeast Atlantic
Peosidrilus vicinus Western Central Atlantic
Phallodriloides macmasterae Western Central Atlantic
Phallodriloides singularis Western Central Atlantic
Potamothrix bedoti Asia
Potamothrix hammoniensis Northeast Atlantic
Potamothrix moldaviensis Ponto-Caspian.
Potamothrix vejdovskyi Ponto-Caspian.
Tubifex tubifex Northeast Atlantic
Tubificoides amplivasatus Northeast Atlantic
Tubificoides bakeri Northeast Pacific
Tubificoides benedii Northern Atlantic, Medite
Tubificoides bermudae Western Central Atlantic
Tubificoides brownae Northeast Pacific
Tubificoides diazi Northeast Pacific
Tubificoides parviductus Western Central Atlantic
Tubificoides wasselli Northeast Pacific



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