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Family: Polynoidae (See list of species below)

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329 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Acanthicolepis asperrima
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Acholoe astericola
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Admetella longipedata
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Adyte assimilis
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Alentia gelatinosa
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Alentis gelatinosa
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Antarctinoe ferox
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Antarctinoe spicoides
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Antinoe finmarchica
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Antinoe kermadecensis
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Antinoe unicrops
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Antinoella badia
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Antipathipolyeunoa nuttingi
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Arcteobia spinelytris
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Arctonoe fragilis
[Fragile ruffled scaleworm]


Arctonoe pulchra
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Arctonoe vittata
[Red-banded commensal scaleworm]
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Augenerilepidonotus dictyolepis
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Australaugeneria rutilans
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Austrolaenilla antarctica
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Austrolaenilla hastulifera
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Austrolaenilla pelagica
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Austropolaria magnicirrata
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Barrukia cristata
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Bathybahamas charleneae
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Bathyfauvelia affinis
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Bathykermadeca hadalis
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Bathykermadeca turnerae
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Bathykurila guaymasensis
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Bathykurila guaymensis
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Bathypolaria kondrashovi
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Bayerpolynoe floridensis
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Benhamipolynoe antipathicola
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Benhamipolynoe cairnsi
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Bouchiria vesiculosa
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Branchinotogluma grasslei
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Branchinotogluma hessleri
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Branchinotogluma marianus
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Branchinotogluma sandersi
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Branchinotogluma segonzaci
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Branchinotogluma trifurcus
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Branchinotogluma tunnicliffae
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Branchiopolynoe symmytilida
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Branchiplicatus cupreus
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Branchipolynoe pettibonae
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Branchipolynoe seepensis
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Branchipolynoe symmytilida
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Bylgides elegans
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Bylgides groenlandicus
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Bylgides sarsi
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Chaetacanthus magnificus
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Drieschia nans
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Drieschia pelagica
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Enipo canadensis
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Enipo chuckchi
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Enipo gracilis
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Enipo kinbergi
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Enipo torelli
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Eucranta mollis
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Eucranta villosa
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Eulagisca corrientis
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Eulagisca gigantea
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Eunoe alvinella
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Eunoe anderssoni
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Eunoe clarki
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Eunoe depressa
[Depressed scale worm]
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Eunoe kerguelensis
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Eunoe kermadeca
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Eunoe nodosa
[Giant scale worm]
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Eunoe oerstedi
[Multi-pronged scaleworm]


Eunoe opalina
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Eunoe pallida
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Eunoe rhizoicola
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Eunoe senta
[Thorny scaleworm]
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Eunoe tuerkayi
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Gastrolepidia clavigera
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Gattyana amondseni
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Gattyana ciliata
[Ciliated scale worm]
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Gattyana cirrhosa
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Gattyana treadwelli
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Gorekia crassicirris
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Gorgoniapolynoe caeciliae
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Gorgoniapolynoe guadalupensis
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Gorgoniapolynoe pelagica
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Grubeopolynoe tuta
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Halosydna brevisetosa
[Short-scaled worm]
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Halosydna californica
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Halosydna elegans
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Halosydna fuscomarmorata
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Halosydna glabra
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Halosydna hartmanae
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Halosydna johnsoni
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Halosydna latior
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Halosydna leucohyba
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Halosydna parva
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Halosydna reticulata
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Halosydna styliformia
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Halosydna tuberculifer
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Halosydnella brasiliensis
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Halosydnella elegans
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Halosydnella fuscamaculata
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Halosydnella galapagensis
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Halosydnopsis pilosa
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Harmothoe aculeata
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Harmothoe aequespina
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Harmothoe aequiseta
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Harmothoe antarctica
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Harmothoe antilopes
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Harmothoe areolata
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Harmothoe asiatica
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Harmothoe aspera
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Harmothoe balboensis
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Harmothoe bellani
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Harmothoe benthophila
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Harmothoe beringiana
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Harmothoe branchiata
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Harmothoe clavigera
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Harmothoe crosetensis
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Harmothoe crucis
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Harmothoe dictyophora
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Harmothoe ernesti
[Scale worm]
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Harmothoe exanthema
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Harmothoe extenuata
[Yellow and brown scaleworm]
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Harmothoe fragilis
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Harmothoe fraserthomsoni
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Harmothoe fuligineum
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Harmothoe fullo
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Harmothoe gilchristi
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Harmothoe glabra
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Harmothoe grisea
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Harmothoe hirsuta
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Harmothoe hollisi
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Harmothoe imbricata
[Fifteen-scaled worm]
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Harmothoe impar
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Harmothoe lagiscoides
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Harmothoe longisetis
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Harmothoe macginitiei
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Harmothoe macnabi
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Harmothoe magellanica
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Harmothoe mexicana
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Harmothoe minuta
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Harmothoe multisetosa
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Harmothoe nodosa
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Harmothoe oerstedi
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Harmothoe pokoui
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Harmothoe propinqua
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Harmothoe quadrituberculata
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Harmothoe rarispina
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Harmothoe serrata
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Harmothoe spinifera
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Harmothoe spinosa
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Harmothoe sylliformia
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Harmothoe tenebricosa
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Harmothoe tenuisetis
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Harmothoe trimaculata
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Harmothoe turbinata
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Harmothoe vesicudenta
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Harmothoe waahli
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Hartmania moorei
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Hemilepidia erythrotaenia
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Hermadion africanus
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Hermadion kerguelensis
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Hermadion magalhaensi
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Hermadionella truncata
[Bristly-tail scaleworm]
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Hermenia acantholepis
[Bristle worm]
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Hermenia verruculosa
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Hesperonoe adventor
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Hesperonoe complanata
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Hesperonoe laevis
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Heteralentia ptycholepis
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Hololepida magna
[Giant fleshy scaleworm]
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Hololepida veleronis
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Hololepidella nigropunctata
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Hyperhalosydna striata
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Iphione coriolis
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Iphione muricata
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Iphione ovata
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Iphione risensis
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Iphione treadwelli
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Iphionella elongata
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Iphionella risensis
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Iphionides glabra
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Kermadecella magnipalpa
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Lagisca extenuata
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Lagisca flaccida
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Lagisca hirsuta
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Lagisca irritans
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Lagisca multisetosa
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Lagisca zibrowii
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Lepidasthenia alba
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Lepidasthenia berkeleyae
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Lepidasthenia brunnea
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Lepidasthenia commensalis
[Many-scaled worm]
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Lepidasthenia curta
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Lepidasthenia digueti
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Lepidasthenia elegans
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Lepidasthenia fragilis
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Lepidasthenia gigas
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Lepidasthenia grimaldii
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Lepidasthenia interrupta
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Lepidasthenia izukai
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Lepidasthenia longicirrata
[Snow-speckled scaleworm]
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Lepidasthenia microlepis
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Lepidasthenia nuda
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Lepidasthenia ohshimai
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Lepidasthenia picta
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Lepidasthenia pulchra
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Lepidasthenia retrodentata
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Lepidasthenia rufa
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Lepidasthenia stylolepis
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Lepidasthenia varia
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Lepidasthenia varius
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Lepidasthenia virens
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Lepidonopsis humilis
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Lepidonotopodium atalantae
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Lepidonotopodium fimbriatum
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Lepidonotopodium jouinae
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Lepidonotopodium piscesae
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Lepidonotopodium riftense
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Lepidonotopodium williamsae
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Lepidonotus antillarum
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Lepidonotus arenosus
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Lepidonotus brasiliensis
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Lepidonotus caeruleus
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Lepidonotus carinulatus
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Lepidonotus citrifrons
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Lepidonotus clava
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Lepidonotus cristatus
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Lepidonotus dentatus
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Lepidonotus glaucus
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Lepidonotus hupferi
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Lepidonotus impatiens
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Lepidonotus jacksoni
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Lepidonotus lacteus
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Lepidonotus margaritaceus
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Lepidonotus melanogrammus
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Lepidonotus nesophilus
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Lepidonotus permixturus
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Lepidonotus pomarae
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Lepidonotus purpureus
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Lepidonotus sagamianus
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Lepidonotus salvati
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Lepidonotus scanlandi
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Lepidonotus simplicipes
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Lepidonotus spinosus
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Lepidonotus squamatus
[Twelve scaled worm]
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Lepidonotus sublevis
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Lepidonotus tenuisetosus
[Fine-setose scaleworm]
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Lepidonotus tomentosus
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Lepidonotus variabilis
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Lepidonotus versicolor
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Leucia nivea
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Levensteiniella iris
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Levensteiniella kincaidi
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Levensteiniella plicata
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Lucopia magnicirra
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Macellicephala alia
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Macellicephala ascidioides
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Macellicephala galapagensis
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Macellicephala laubieri
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Macellicephala longipalpa
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Macellicephala violacea
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Macellicephaloides alvini
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Malmgrenia nesiotes
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Malmgreniella andreapolis
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Malmgreniella arenicolae
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Malmgreniella bansei
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Malmgreniella baschi
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Malmgreniella castanea
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Malmgreniella darbouxi
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Malmgreniella galetaensis
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Malmgreniella hendleri
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Malmgreniella lilianae
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Malmgreniella ljungmani
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Malmgreniella lunulata
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Malmgreniella maccraryae
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Malmgreniella marphysae
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Malmgreniella murrayensis
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Malmgreniella nigralba
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Malmgreniella panamensis
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Malmgreniella pierceae
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Malmgreniella polypapillata
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Malmgreniella puntotorensis
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Malmgreniella taylori
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Malmgreniella variegata
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Mayella articulata
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Melaenis loveni
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Nemidia tamarae
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Neolagisca drachi
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Nonparahalosydna pleiolepis
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Opisthotrochopodus alvinus
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Paradyte crinoidicola
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Paradyte levis
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Paraeulagisca panamensis
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Parahalosydna krassini
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Parahalosydnopsis hartmanae
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Paralepidonotus ampulliferus
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Paralepidonotus erythromaris
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Paralepidonotus indicus
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Pararctonoella aphthalma
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Pelagomacellicephala iliffei
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Phyllohartmania taylori
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Polaruschakov reyssi
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Polyeunoa laevis
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Polynoe antarctica
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Polynoe canadensis
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Polynoe gracilis
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Polynoe scolopendrina
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Polynoe tomentosa
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Polynoe veleronis
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Polynoella pachylepis
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Robertianella synophthalma
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Scalisetosus gracilis
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Subadyte chesterfieldensis
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Subadyte mexicana
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Subadyte papillifera
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Subadyte pellucida
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Tenonia priops
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Thermiphione fijiensis
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Thermiphione tufari
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Thermopolynoe branchiata
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Thormora johnstoni
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Thormora jukesii
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Thormora notata
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Thormora taeniata
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Uncopolynoe corallicola
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Vampiropolynoe embleyi
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Verrucapelma nigricans
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Verrucapelma retusa
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329 Species of Family Polynoidae
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Acanthicolepis asperrima Mediterranean Sea.
Acholoe astericola Western Indian Ocean, Nor
Admetella longipedata Western Central Atlantic
Adyte assimilis Mediterranean Sea.
Alentia gelatinosa Mediterranean Sea.
Alentis gelatinosa Western Central Atlantic
Antarctinoe ferox Antarctic
Antarctinoe spicoides Antarctic Atlantic.
Antinoe finmarchica Western Central Atlantic
Antinoe kermadecensis Southwest Pacific
Antinoe unicrops Western Central Atlantic
Antinoella badia Arctic and Northwest Atla
Antipathipolyeunoa nuttingi Western Central Atlantic
Arcteobia spinelytris Northeast Pacific
Arctonoe fragilis Fragile ruffled scaleworm Eastern Pacific.
Arctonoe pulchra Eastern Pacific
Arctonoe vittata Red-banded commensal scaleworm Eastern Pacific and the A
Augenerilepidonotus dictyolepis Western Central Pacific
Australaugeneria rutilans Indo-West Pacific
Austrolaenilla antarctica Antarctic Atlantic
Austrolaenilla hastulifera Antarctic Atlantic
Austrolaenilla pelagica Antarctic Atlantic
Austropolaria magnicirrata Antarctic Atlantic
Barrukia cristata Antarctic
Bathybahamas charleneae Western Central Atlantic
Bathyfauvelia affinis Mediterranean Sea.
Bathykermadeca hadalis Southwest Pacific
Bathykermadeca turnerae Western Central Atlantic
Bathykurila guaymasensis Eastern Central Pacific.
Bathykurila guaymensis Eastern Pacific
Bathypolaria kondrashovi Arctic
Bayerpolynoe floridensis Western Central Atlantic
Benhamipolynoe antipathicola Western Central Atlantic
Benhamipolynoe cairnsi Eastern Pacific
Bouchiria vesiculosa Western Indian Ocean
Branchinotogluma grasslei Eastern Pacific
Branchinotogluma hessleri Eastern Pacific
Branchinotogluma marianus Western Central Pacific.
Branchinotogluma sandersi Eastern Pacific
Branchinotogluma segonzaci Western Central Pacific.
Branchinotogluma trifurcus Western Central Pacific.
Branchinotogluma tunnicliffae Northeast Pacific.
Branchiopolynoe symmytilida Eastern Pacific
Branchiplicatus cupreus Eastern Pacific
Branchipolynoe pettibonae Pacific Ocean.
Branchipolynoe seepensis Western Central Atlantic
Branchipolynoe symmytilida Southwest Pacific.
Bylgides elegans Northern Atlantic, Arctic
Bylgides groenlandicus Arctic and Northern Atlan
Bylgides sarsi Arctic and Northern Atlan
Chaetacanthus magnificus Western Central Atlantic
Drieschia nans Southeast Pacific.
Drieschia pelagica Indian Ocean
Enipo canadensis Arctic and Northwest Atla
Enipo chuckchi Arctic
Enipo gracilis Northwest Atlantic and th
Enipo kinbergi Northeast Atlantic
Enipo torelli Arctic, Northern Atlantic
Eucranta mollis Antarctic.
Eucranta villosa Arctic and Northern Atlan
Eulagisca corrientis Atlantic and Antarctic.
Eulagisca gigantea Antarctic
Eunoe alvinella Eastern Pacific
Eunoe anderssoni Antarctic
Eunoe clarki Arctic
Eunoe depressa Depressed scale worm Arctic and Indo-Pacific
Eunoe kerguelensis Antarctic Indian Ocean
Eunoe kermadeca Southwest Pacific
Eunoe nodosa Giant scale worm Arctic, Northern Pacific,
Eunoe oerstedi Multi-pronged scaleworm Arctic, Northern Atlantic
Eunoe opalina Antarctic
Eunoe pallida Indo-West Pacific.
Eunoe rhizoicola Southeast Pacific
Eunoe senta Thorny scaleworm Arctic and Northeast Paci
Eunoe tuerkayi Mediterranean Sea.
Gastrolepidia clavigera Indo-West Pacific.
Gattyana amondseni Northern Atlantic and the
Gattyana ciliata Ciliated scale worm Northern Pacific and the
Gattyana cirrhosa Arctic, Northern Atlantic
Gattyana treadwelli Northeast Pacific
Gorekia crassicirris Antarctic Atlantic
Gorgoniapolynoe caeciliae Western Central Atlantic
Gorgoniapolynoe guadalupensis Eastern Pacific
Gorgoniapolynoe pelagica Western Central Atlantic
Grubeopolynoe tuta Northeast Pacific
Halosydna brevisetosa Short-scaled worm Pacific Ocean.
Halosydna californica Eastern Pacific
Halosydna elegans Eastern Pacific
Halosydna fuscomarmorata Eastern Pacific
Halosydna glabra Western Central Atlantic
Halosydna hartmanae Eastern Pacific
Halosydna johnsoni Eastern Pacific
Halosydna latior Eastern Pacific
Halosydna leucohyba Western Central Atlantic
Halosydna parva Eastern Pacific
Halosydna reticulata Eastern Pacific
Halosydna styliformia Eastern Pacific
Halosydna tuberculifer Eastern Pacific
Halosydnella brasiliensis Western Central Atlantic
Halosydnella elegans Eastern Pacific
Halosydnella fuscamaculata Western Central Atlantic
Halosydnella galapagensis Southeast Pacific
Halosydnopsis pilosa Northwest Pacific
Harmothoe aculeata Western Central Atlantic
Harmothoe aequespina Mediterranean Sea.
Harmothoe aequiseta Western Atlantic and West
Harmothoe antarctica Antarctic Atlantic.
Harmothoe antilopes Northeast Atlantic and th
Harmothoe areolata Mediterranean Sea.
Harmothoe asiatica Northwest Pacific
Harmothoe aspera Mediterranean Sea.
Harmothoe balboensis Eastern Pacific
Harmothoe bellani Western Indian Ocean, Nor
Harmothoe benthophila Western Central Atlantic
Harmothoe beringiana Arctic and Northeast Paci
Harmothoe branchiata Western Indian Ocean
Harmothoe clavigera Mediterranean Sea.
Harmothoe crosetensis Antarctic.
Harmothoe crucis Western Central Atlantic
Harmothoe dictyophora Indo-West Pacific.
Harmothoe ernesti Scale worm Southeast Pacific, Southw
Harmothoe exanthema Eastern Pacific
Harmothoe extenuata Yellow and brown scaleworm Arctic, Atlantic Ocean, t
Harmothoe fragilis Arctic, Northern Atlantic
Harmothoe fraserthomsoni Mediterranean Sea.
Harmothoe fuligineum Antarctic Atlantic.
Harmothoe fullo Antarctic.
Harmothoe gilchristi Western Indian Ocean and
Harmothoe glabra Eastern Atlantic, Arctic
Harmothoe grisea Western Indian Ocean
Harmothoe hirsuta Eastern Pacific
Harmothoe hollisi Eastern Pacific
Harmothoe imbricata Fifteen-scaled worm Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc
Harmothoe impar Antarctic, Arctic, Northe
Harmothoe lagiscoides Antarctic Indian Ocean
Harmothoe longisetis Northeast Atlantic and th
Harmothoe macginitiei Western Central Atlantic
Harmothoe macnabi Eastern Pacific
Harmothoe magellanica Antarctic.
Harmothoe mexicana Eastern Pacific
Harmothoe minuta Indo-West Pacific
Harmothoe multisetosa Arctic and Eastern Pacifi
Harmothoe nodosa Northeast Atlantic and th
Harmothoe oerstedi Arctic and Northwest Atla
Harmothoe pokoui Mediterranean Sea.
Harmothoe propinqua Western Central Pacific
Harmothoe quadrituberculata Western Central Atlantic
Harmothoe rarispina Arctic, Northern Atlantic
Harmothoe serrata Mediterranean Sea.
Harmothoe spinifera Western Indian Ocean, Nor
Harmothoe spinosa Antarctic.
Harmothoe sylliformia Eastern Pacific
Harmothoe tenebricosa Eastern Pacific
Harmothoe tenuisetis Northeast Atlantic
Harmothoe trimaculata Western Central Atlantic
Harmothoe turbinata Western Central Pacific
Harmothoe vesicudenta Western Central Pacific
Harmothoe waahli Western Central Pacific
Hartmania moorei Arctic and Northwest Atla
Hemilepidia erythrotaenia Eastern Pacific
Hermadion africanus Western Indian Ocean
Hermadion kerguelensis Southwest Atlantic and An
Hermadion magalhaensi Southwest Atlantic and An
Hermadionella truncata Bristly-tail scaleworm Arctic and Northeast Paci
Hermenia acantholepis Bristle worm Indo-West Pacific.
Hermenia verruculosa Western Central Atlantic
Hesperonoe adventor Eastern Central Pacific
Hesperonoe complanata Northeast Pacific
Hesperonoe laevis Eastern Pacific
Heteralentia ptycholepis Indo-West Pacific.
Hololepida magna Giant fleshy scaleworm Northeast Pacific
Hololepida veleronis Eastern Pacific
Hololepidella nigropunctata Indo-West Pacific
Hyperhalosydna striata Indo-West Pacific
Iphione coriolis Western Central Pacific
Iphione muricata Indo-Pacific.
Iphione ovata Indo-Pacific.
Iphione risensis Eastern Pacific
Iphione treadwelli Western Central Pacific
Iphionella elongata Western Central Pacific.
Iphionella risensis Eastern Pacific
Iphionides glabra Western Central Atlantic
Kermadecella magnipalpa Southwest Pacific
Lagisca extenuata Eastern Pacific
Lagisca flaccida Western Indian Ocean
Lagisca hirsuta Western Pacific.
Lagisca irritans Eastern Pacific
Lagisca multisetosa Eastern Pacific
Lagisca zibrowii Western Central Pacific.
Lepidasthenia alba Western Central Pacific
Lepidasthenia berkeleyae Northeast Pacific
Lepidasthenia brunnea Mediterranean Sea.
Lepidasthenia commensalis Many-scaled worm Western Central Atlantic
Lepidasthenia curta Eastern Pacific
Lepidasthenia digueti Eastern Pacific
Lepidasthenia elegans Indo-Pacific, Western Cen
Lepidasthenia fragilis Eastern Pacific
Lepidasthenia gigas Eastern Pacific
Lepidasthenia grimaldii Western Indian Ocean and
Lepidasthenia interrupta Eastern Pacific
Lepidasthenia izukai Western Pacific
Lepidasthenia longicirrata Snow-speckled scaleworm Eastern Pacific.
Lepidasthenia microlepis Western Pacific
Lepidasthenia nuda Western Indian Ocean
Lepidasthenia ohshimai Northwest Pacific
Lepidasthenia picta Eastern Pacific
Lepidasthenia pulchra Eastern Pacific
Lepidasthenia retrodentata Eastern Pacific
Lepidasthenia rufa Western Central Atlantic
Lepidasthenia stylolepis Western Indian Ocean
Lepidasthenia varia Western Central Atlantic
Lepidasthenia varius Eastern Pacific
Lepidasthenia virens Eastern Pacific
Lepidonopsis humilis Western Central Atlantic
Lepidonotopodium atalantae Eastern Pacific
Lepidonotopodium fimbriatum Eastern Pacific
Lepidonotopodium jouinae Northeast Atlantic.
Lepidonotopodium piscesae Northeast Pacific.
Lepidonotopodium riftense Eastern Pacific
Lepidonotopodium williamsae Eastern Pacific
Lepidonotus antillarum Western Central Atlantic
Lepidonotus arenosus Western Central Pacific
Lepidonotus brasiliensis Western Central Atlantic
Lepidonotus caeruleus Western Central Atlantic
Lepidonotus carinulatus Indo-Pacific and the Medi
Lepidonotus citrifrons Western Central Atlantic
Lepidonotus clava Indo-Pacific, Northeast A
Lepidonotus cristatus Indo-West Pacific.
Lepidonotus dentatus Northwest Pacific
Lepidonotus glaucus Indo-Pacific
Lepidonotus hupferi Western Central Pacific
Lepidonotus impatiens Western Indian Ocean
Lepidonotus jacksoni Western Central Pacific
Lepidonotus lacteus Western Central Atlantic
Lepidonotus margaritaceus Eastern Pacific
Lepidonotus melanogrammus Northwest Pacific
Lepidonotus nesophilus Eastern Pacific
Lepidonotus permixturus Western Central Pacific
Lepidonotus pomarae Eastern Pacific
Lepidonotus purpureus Indo-Pacific.
Lepidonotus sagamianus Northwest Pacific
Lepidonotus salvati Western Central Pacific
Lepidonotus scanlandi Western Central Pacific
Lepidonotus simplicipes Indo-Pacific
Lepidonotus spinosus Western Central Pacific
Lepidonotus squamatus Twelve scaled worm Pacific Ocean, Northeast
Lepidonotus sublevis Western Central Atlantic
Lepidonotus tenuisetosus Fine-setose scaleworm Indo-West Pacific and the
Lepidonotus tomentosus Western Central Atlantic
Lepidonotus variabilis Western Central Atlantic
Lepidonotus versicolor Eastern Pacific
Leucia nivea Mediterranean Sea.
Levensteiniella iris Northeast Atlantic.
Levensteiniella kincaidi Eastern Pacific
Levensteiniella plicata Eastern Central Pacific.
Lucopia magnicirra Western Central Pacific
Macellicephala alia Western Central Pacific.
Macellicephala ascidioides Antarctic Indian Ocean
Macellicephala galapagensis Eastern Pacific
Macellicephala laubieri Mediterranean Sea.
Macellicephala longipalpa Arctic
Macellicephala violacea Arctic
Macellicephaloides alvini Eastern Pacific
Malmgrenia nesiotes Eastern Pacific
Malmgreniella andreapolis Northeast Atlantic and th
Malmgreniella arenicolae Northeast Atlantic
Malmgreniella bansei Northeast Pacific
Malmgreniella baschi Eastern Pacific
Malmgreniella castanea Northeast Atlantic, Weste
Malmgreniella darbouxi Mediterranean Sea.
Malmgreniella galetaensis Western Central Atlantic
Malmgreniella hendleri Western Central Atlantic
Malmgreniella lilianae Mediterranean Sea.
Malmgreniella ljungmani Northeast Atlantic and th
Malmgreniella lunulata Atlantic Ocean, the Medit
Malmgreniella maccraryae Western Central Atlantic
Malmgreniella marphysae Mediterranean Sea.
Malmgreniella murrayensis Western Indian Ocean
Malmgreniella nigralba Northeast Pacific
Malmgreniella panamensis Western Central Atlantic
Malmgreniella pierceae Western Central Atlantic
Malmgreniella polypapillata Mediterranean Sea.
Malmgreniella puntotorensis Western Central Atlantic
Malmgreniella taylori Western Central Atlantic
Malmgreniella variegata Western Central Atlantic
Mayella articulata Eastern Pacific
Melaenis loveni Arctic and Northeast Atla
Nemidia tamarae Arctic and Northeast Paci
Neolagisca drachi Mediterranean Sea.
Nonparahalosydna pleiolepis Northwest Pacific
Opisthotrochopodus alvinus Eastern Pacific
Paradyte crinoidicola Indo-West Pacific and the
Paradyte levis Indo-West Pacific.
Paraeulagisca panamensis Eastern Pacific
Parahalosydna krassini Arctic and Northeast Paci
Parahalosydnopsis hartmanae Northwest Pacific
Paralepidonotus ampulliferus Indo-West Pacific.
Paralepidonotus erythromaris Western Indian Ocean
Paralepidonotus indicus Indo-West Pacific.
Pararctonoella aphthalma Western Central Pacific
Pelagomacellicephala iliffei Western Central Atlantic
Phyllohartmania taylori Western Central Atlantic
Polaruschakov reyssi Mediterranean Sea.
Polyeunoa laevis Indo-Pacific and the Anta
Polynoe antarctica Antarctic
Polynoe canadensis Arctic and Northeast Paci
Polynoe gracilis Arctic and Northwest Atla
Polynoe scolopendrina Northeast Atlantic and th
Polynoe tomentosa Eastern Pacific
Polynoe veleronis Eastern Pacific
Polynoella pachylepis Western Central Atlantic
Robertianella synophthalma Eastern Central Atlantic
Scalisetosus gracilis Western Central Atlantic
Subadyte chesterfieldensis Western Central Pacific
Subadyte mexicana Eastern Pacific
Subadyte papillifera Western Central Pacific
Subadyte pellucida Indo-West Pacific and the
Tenonia priops Northeast Pacific
Thermiphione fijiensis Western Central Pacific.
Thermiphione tufari Southwest Pacific.
Thermopolynoe branchiata Western Central Pacific.
Thormora johnstoni Eastern Pacific
Thormora jukesii Indo-West Pacific and Wes
Thormora notata Western Central Atlantic
Thormora taeniata Western Central Pacific
Uncopolynoe corallicola Western Indian Ocean
Vampiropolynoe embleyi Northeast Pacific.
Verrucapelma nigricans Western Pacific
Verrucapelma retusa Western Central Pacific



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