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Family: Onuphidae (See list of species below)

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133 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Americonuphis magna
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Americonuphis magnavena
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Americonuphis reesei
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Anchinothria glutinatrix
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Anchinothria pourtalesi
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Anchinothria pycnobranchiata
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Anchinothria sombreriana
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Aponuphis bilineata
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Aponuphis brementi
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Aponuphis fauveli
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Aponuphis rigida
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Aponuphis willsiei
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Australonuphis beltrani
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Diopatra amboinensis
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Diopatra bengalensis
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Diopatra bulohensis
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Diopatra chiliensis
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Diopatra cupraea
[Ornate worm]
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Diopatra dentata
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Diopatra denticulata
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Diopatra dexiognatha
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Diopatra farallonensis
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Diopatra leuckarti
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Diopatra marocensis
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Diopatra mexicana
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Diopatra neapolitana
[Solitary tube worm]
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Diopatra neotridens
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Diopatra obliqua
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Diopatra ornata
[Ornate tube worm]
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Diopatra papillata
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Diopatra rhizophorae
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Diopatra splendidissima
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Diopatra sugokai
[Sugokai tubeworm]
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Diopatra tridentata
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Diopatra variabilis
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Epidiopatra hupferiana
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Hirsutonuphis gemminata
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Hyalinoecia abranchiata
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Hyalinoecia bathyalis
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Hyalinoecia bermudensis
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Hyalinoecia edwardsi
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Hyalinoecia juvenalis
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Hyalinoecia leucarca
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Hyalinoecia robusta
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Hyalinoecia stricta
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Hyalinoecia tecton
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Hyalinoecia tubicola
[Quill worm]
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Kinbergonuphis atlantisa
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Kinbergonuphis difficilis
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Kinbergonuphis dorsalis
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Kinbergonuphis investigatoris
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Kinbergonuphis microcephala
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Kinbergonuphis nannognathus
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Kinbergonuphis notialis
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Kinbergonuphis orensanzi
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Kinbergonuphis pseudodibranchiata
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Kinbergonuphis pulchra
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Kinbergonuphis simoni
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Kinbergonuphis vexillaria
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Kinbergonuphis virgata
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Longibrachium atlanticum
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Mooreonuphis bajacalifornica
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Mooreonuphis cirrata
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Mooreonuphis dangrigae
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Mooreonuphis elsiae
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Mooreonuphis guadalupensis
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Mooreonuphis jonesi
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Mooreonuphis littoralis
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Mooreonuphis microbranchiata
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Mooreonuphis nebulosa
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Mooreonuphis pallidula
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Nothria anoculata
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Nothria atlantica
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Nothria cirrata
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Nothria conchylega
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Nothria elegans
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Nothria geophiliformis
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Nothria gorgonensis
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Nothria holobranchiata
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Nothria hyperborea
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Nothria iridescens
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Nothria lepta
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Nothria mexicana
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Nothria occidentalis
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Nothria pygidialis
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Nothria rubescens
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Nothria rullieriana
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Nothria similis
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Nothria stigmatis
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Notonuphis antarctica
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Onuphis aucklandensis
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Onuphis brevicirris
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Onuphis cedroensis
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Onuphis elegans
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Onuphis eremita
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Onuphis falesia
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Onuphis geophiliformis
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Onuphis holobranchiata
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Onuphis iridiscens
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Onuphis litoralis
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Onuphis magna
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Onuphis pigmentata
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Onuphis profundi
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Onuphis pseudoiridescens
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Onuphis pulchra
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Onuphis punggolensis
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Onuphis quadricuspis
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Onuphis texana
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Onuphis variolata
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Onuphis williemoesi
[Willemoes' tubeworm]
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Paradiopatra calliopae
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Paradiopatra capbretonensis
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Paradiopatra fragosa
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Paradiopatra hartmanae
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Paradiopatra paucibranchis
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Paradiopatra pycnobranchiata
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Paradiopatra quadricupis
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Paradiopatra quadricuspis
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Paradiopatra vermillionensis
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Paradiopatra willemoesii
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Paronuphis abyssorum
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Paronuphis benthaliana
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Rhamphobrachium agassizi
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Rhamphobrachium brevibrachiatum
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Rhamphobrachium chuni
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Rhamphobrachium cristobalensis
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Rhamphobrachium diversisetosum
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Rhamphobrachium ehlersi
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Rhamphobrachium longisetosum
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Sarsonuphis armandi
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Sarsonuphis furcatoseta
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Sarsonuphis parva
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Sarsonuphis quadricuspis
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133 Species of Family Onuphidae
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Americonuphis magna Western Central Atlantic
Americonuphis magnavena Western Central Atlantic
Americonuphis reesei Western Central Atlantic
Anchinothria glutinatrix Western Central Atlantic
Anchinothria pourtalesi Western Central Atlantic
Anchinothria pycnobranchiata Antarctic
Anchinothria sombreriana Western Central Atlantic
Aponuphis bilineata Western Indian Ocean, Atl
Aponuphis brementi Mediterranean Sea
Aponuphis fauveli Mediterranean Sea.
Aponuphis rigida Mediterranean Sea.
Aponuphis willsiei Mediterranean Sea.
Australonuphis beltrani Eastern Pacific
Diopatra amboinensis Indo-West Pacific
Diopatra bengalensis Western Indian Ocean
Diopatra bulohensis Western Central Pacific
Diopatra chiliensis Northwest and Eastern Pac
Diopatra cupraea Ornate worm Western Central Atlantic
Diopatra dentata Eastern Pacific
Diopatra denticulata Eastern Pacific
Diopatra dexiognatha Eastern Central Pacific
Diopatra farallonensis Eastern Pacific
Diopatra leuckarti Eastern Central Pacific
Diopatra marocensis Eastern Central Atlantic.
Diopatra mexicana Eastern Pacific
Diopatra neapolitana Solitary tube worm Indo-Pacific, Northeast A
Diopatra neotridens Western Central Atlantic
Diopatra obliqua Eastern Pacific
Diopatra ornata Ornate tube worm Eastern Pacific. 1.8 WD
Diopatra papillata Western Central Atlantic
Diopatra rhizophorae Eastern Pacific
Diopatra splendidissima Western Central Atlantic
Diopatra sugokai Sugokai tubeworm Northwest Pacific
Diopatra tridentata Western Central Atlantic
Diopatra variabilis Western Pacific
Epidiopatra hupferiana Northern Pacific
Hirsutonuphis gemminata Western Central Atlantic
Hyalinoecia abranchiata Western Pacific.
Hyalinoecia bathyalis Western Pacific.
Hyalinoecia bermudensis Western Central Atlantic
Hyalinoecia edwardsi Eastern Atlantic
Hyalinoecia juvenalis Western Central Atlantic
Hyalinoecia leucarca Eastern Pacific
Hyalinoecia robusta Western Central Pacific
Hyalinoecia stricta Eastern Pacific
Hyalinoecia tecton Eastern Pacific
Hyalinoecia tubicola Quill worm Indo-West Pacific, Atlant
Kinbergonuphis atlantisa Western Central Pacific
Kinbergonuphis difficilis Western Central Atlantic
Kinbergonuphis dorsalis Southeast Pacific and Ant
Kinbergonuphis investigatoris Indian Ocean.
Kinbergonuphis microcephala Eastern Pacific and Weste
Kinbergonuphis nannognathus Eastern Pacific
Kinbergonuphis notialis Antarctic Atlantic
Kinbergonuphis orensanzi Western Central Atlantic
Kinbergonuphis pseudodibranchiata Western Pacific
Kinbergonuphis pulchra Eastern Pacific and Weste
Kinbergonuphis simoni Western Central Atlantic
Kinbergonuphis vexillaria Eastern Pacific
Kinbergonuphis virgata Western Central Atlantic
Longibrachium atlanticum Western Central Atlantic
Mooreonuphis bajacalifornica Eastern Pacific
Mooreonuphis cirrata Eastern Pacific
Mooreonuphis dangrigae Western Central Atlantic
Mooreonuphis elsiae Eastern Pacific
Mooreonuphis guadalupensis Eastern Pacific
Mooreonuphis jonesi Western Central Atlantic
Mooreonuphis littoralis Eastern Pacific
Mooreonuphis microbranchiata Eastern Pacific
Mooreonuphis nebulosa Western Central Atlantic
Mooreonuphis pallidula Western Central Atlantic
Nothria anoculata Antarctic
Nothria atlantica Western Central Atlantic
Nothria cirrata Western Central Atlantic
Nothria conchylega Indo-West Pacific, Atlant 10 TL
Nothria elegans Eastern Pacific
Nothria geophiliformis Eastern Pacific
Nothria gorgonensis Eastern Pacific
Nothria holobranchiata Western Pacific
Nothria hyperborea Arctic
Nothria iridescens Eastern Pacific
Nothria lepta Eastern Pacific
Nothria mexicana Eastern Pacific
Nothria occidentalis Northeast Pacific
Nothria pygidialis Eastern Pacific
Nothria rubescens Western Central Atlantic
Nothria rullieriana Northeast Atlantic.
Nothria similis Eastern Pacific
Nothria stigmatis Eastern Pacific
Notonuphis antarctica Antarctic Atlantic
Onuphis aucklandensis Indo-West Pacific
Onuphis brevicirris Eastern Pacific
Onuphis cedroensis Eastern Pacific
Onuphis elegans Northeast Pacific
Onuphis eremita Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc
Onuphis falesia Mediterranean
Onuphis geophiliformis Northern Pacific
Onuphis holobranchiata Indo-West Pacific and the
Onuphis iridiscens Eastern Pacific
Onuphis litoralis Eastern Pacific
Onuphis magna Eastern Pacific
Onuphis pigmentata Eastern Pacific
Onuphis profundi Eastern Pacific
Onuphis pseudoiridescens Southeast Pacific
Onuphis pulchra Western Central Atlantic
Onuphis punggolensis Western Central Pacific
Onuphis quadricuspis Eastern Pacific, Northern
Onuphis texana Western Central Atlantic
Onuphis variolata Northwest Pacific
Onuphis williemoesi Willemoes' tubeworm Northwest Pacific
Paradiopatra calliopae Northeast Atlantic and th
Paradiopatra capbretonensis Northeast Atlantic.
Paradiopatra fragosa Western Central Atlantic
Paradiopatra hartmanae Western Central Atlantic
Paradiopatra paucibranchis Southwest Pacific and the
Paradiopatra pycnobranchiata Western Central Atlantic
Paradiopatra quadricupis Western Central Atlantic
Paradiopatra quadricuspis Arctic
Paradiopatra vermillionensis Western Central Atlantic
Paradiopatra willemoesii Northwest Pacific
Paronuphis abyssorum Eastern Pacific
Paronuphis benthaliana Antarctic Indian Ocean
Rhamphobrachium agassizi Western Central Atlantic
Rhamphobrachium brevibrachiatum Mediterranean Sea.
Rhamphobrachium chuni Western Indian Ocean
Rhamphobrachium cristobalensis Eastern Pacific
Rhamphobrachium diversisetosum Western Central Atlantic
Rhamphobrachium ehlersi Antarctic Atlantic
Rhamphobrachium longisetosum Eastern Pacific
Sarsonuphis armandi Antarctic and Eastern Ind
Sarsonuphis furcatoseta Western Indian Ocean
Sarsonuphis parva Eastern Pacific
Sarsonuphis quadricuspis Northeast Atlantic and We



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