Species under Pherusa
n= 24
Species name Common name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Pherusa arenosa
(Monro, 1928)
Eastern Pacific
Pherusa bengalensis
(Fauvel, 1932)
Indo-West Pacific
Pherusa capensis
(McIntosh, 1885)
Southeast Atlantic and Indo-Pacific
Pherusa capulata
(Moore, 1909)
Eastern Pacific
Pherusa coronata
(Ehlers, 1908)
Indo-West Pacific
Pherusa curvisetis
(Caullery, 1944)
Western Pacific
Pherusa dubia
(Treadwell, 1929)
Western Central Atlantic
Pherusa eruca
(Claparède, 1870)
Western Central Atlantic and Western Central Pacific
Pherusa flabellata
(Sars, 1871)
Northeast Atlantic, Western Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea
Pherusa hamocarens
(Monro, 1937)
Western Indian Ocean
Pherusa heteropapillata
Hartmann-Schröder, 1965
Papillous worm Southeast Pacific
Pherusa inflata
(Treadwell, 1914)
Western Central Atlantic and Eastern Pacific
Pherusa kerguelarum
(Grube, 1877)
Antarctic Indian Ocean
Pherusa laevis
(Stimpson, 1856)
Southeast Atlantic and Western Indian Ocean
Pherusa monilifera
(Delle Chiaje, 1841)
Mediterranean Sea
Pherusa monroi
(Day, 1957)
Indo-West Pacific
Pherusa negligens
unspecified
Northeast Pacific
Pherusa neopapillata
(Hartman, 1961)
Eastern Pacific
Pherusa papillata
(Johnson, 1901)
Eastern Pacific
Pherusa parmata
(Grube, 1877)
Buckler spiny worm Indo-West Pacific
Pherusa plumosa
(Müller, 1776)
Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea 5
Pherusa scutigera
(Ehlers, 1887)
Western Central Atlantic
Pherusa swakopiana
(Augener, 1918)
Western Central Pacific and Antarctic Atlantic
Pherusa tenera
(Grube, 1868)
Western Indian Ocean
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