Species under Tomopteris
n= 39
Species name Common name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Tomopteris aloysiisabaudiae
Rosa, 1907
Indo-Pacific
Tomopteris apsteini
Rosa, 1908
Indo-Pacific and the Mediterranean
Tomopteris biancoi
Terio, 1947
Mediterranean Sea
Tomopteris carolii
Terio, 1947
Mediterranean Sea
Tomopteris carpenteri
Quatrefages, 1866
Antarctic Atlantic and Southeast Pacific
Tomopteris catharina
(Gosse, 1851)
Mediterranean Sea
Tomopteris cavallii
Rosa, 1907
Atlantic Ocean, Indo-West Pacific and the Mediterranean Sea
Tomopteris colosii
Caroli, 1928
Western Indian Ocean
Tomopteris duccii
Rosa, 1907
Indo-Pacific, Northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea
Tomopteris dunckeri
Rosa, 1908
Indo-Pacific and the Mediterranean Sea
Tomopteris ehlersi
Caroli, 1928
Western Indian Ocean
Tomopteris espansa
Caroli, 1932
Mediterranean Sea
Tomopteris euchaeta
Chun, 1887
Western Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean
Tomopteris eurythrea
Caroli, 1928
Western Indian Ocean
Tomopteris helgolandica
Greef, 1879
Plankton worm Western Central Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea
Tomopteris ligulata
Rosa, 1908
Northwest Pacific and the Mediterranean Sea
Tomopteris lingulata
Rosa, 1908
Western Central Atlantic
Tomopteris marginata
Caroli, 1932
Mediterranean Sea
Tomopteris mariana
Greeff, 1882
Indo-West Pacific and Eastern Central Atlantic
Tomopteris membranacea
Caroli, 1928
Western Indian Ocean
Tomopteris messania
Terio, 1952
Mediterranean Sea
Tomopteris miriaglandulata
Terio, 1947
Mediterranean Sea
Tomopteris mortenseni
Augener, 1927
Indo-West Pacific
Tomopteris nationalis
Apstein, 1900
Northern Atlantic, Western Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea
Tomopteris nisseni
Rosa, 1908
Western Central Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea
Tomopteris novaroi
Caroli, 1928
Western Indian Ocean
Tomopteris opaca
Treadwell, 1928
Eastern Pacific
Tomopteris pacifica
Izuka, 1914
Tailed Pacific transparent-worm Indo-Pacific and the Mediterranean
Tomopteris partenopea
Caroli, 1928
Mediterranean Sea
Tomopteris pediculosa
Terio, 1947
Mediterranean Sea
Tomopteris pierantonii
Terio, 1947
Mediterranean Sea
Tomopteris planktonis
Apstein, 1900
Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean, Antarctic and the Mediterranean Sea
Tomopteris poliglandulata
Caroli, 1932
Mediterranean Sea
Tomopteris rolasi
Greeff, 1882
Indo-West Pacific and Eastern Central Atlantic
Tomopteris sanzoi
Caroli, 1928
Western Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea
Tomopteris septentrionalis
Steenstrup
Tail-less Pacific transparent-worm Pacific Ocean, Arctic, Mediterranean Sea and Antarctic Atlantic
Tomopteris spartai
Terio, 1950
Mediterranean Sea
Tomopteris stefanelli
Terio, 1947
Mediterranean Sea
Tomopteris tentaculata
Treadwell, 1928
Eastern Pacific
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