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Family: Naididae tubificid worms (See list of species below)

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85 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Ainudrilus geminus
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Ainudrilus gibsoni
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Ainudrilus lutulentus
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Ainudrilus taitamensis
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Aktedrilus cavus
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Aktedrilus cuneus
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Aktedrilus floridensis
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Aktedrilus locyi
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Aktedrilus longitubularis
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Aktedrilus mortoni
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Aktedrilus parviprostatus
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Aktedrilus parvithecatus
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Aktedrilus sinensis
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Bathydrilus edwardsi
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Bathydrilus exilis
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Coralliodrilus aequalis
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Doliodrilus tener
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Duridrilus piger
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Duridrilus tardus
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Gianius eximius
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Heronidrilus bihamis
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Heronidrilus fastigatus
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Heronidrilus heronae
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Heronidrilus hutchingsae
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Heterodrilus ersei
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Heterodrilus flexuosus
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Heterodrilus keenani
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Heterodrilus modestus
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Heterodrilus paucifascis
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Heterodrilus pentcheffi
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Heterodrilus quadrithecatus
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Heterodrilus rarus
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Heterodrilus virilis
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Inanidrilus dutchae
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Jamiesoniella athecata
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Jamiesoniella enigmatica
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Limnodriloides biforis
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Limnodriloides claviger
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Limnodriloides fraternus
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Limnodriloides fuscus
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Limnodriloides hawaiiensis
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Limnodriloides lateroporus
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Limnodriloides macinnesi
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Limnodriloides parahastatus
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Limnodriloides pierantonii
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Limnodriloides tenuiductus
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Limnodriloides toloensis
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Limnodriloides virginiae
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Nais elinguis
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Nais variabilis
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Olavius parapellucidus
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Pacifidrilus darvelli
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Pacifidrilus vanus
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Paranais frici
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Paranais litoralis
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Paupidrilus breviductus
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Pectinodrilus disparatus
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Pectinodrilus hoihaensis
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Pectinodrilus rectisetosus
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Rhizodrilus russus
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Ripistes parasita
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Smithsonidrilus appositus
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Smithsonidrilus hummelincki
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Smithsonidrilus involutus
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Smithsonidrilus irregularis
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Smithsonidrilus luteolus
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Smithsonidrilus minusculus
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Smithsonidrilus tenuiculus
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Smithsonidrilus tuber
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Smithsonidrilus vesiculatus
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Stylaria lacustris
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Tectidrilus achaetus
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Tectidrilus bori
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Tectidrilus diversus
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Tectidrilus pictoni
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Thalassodrilides briani
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Thalassodrilides bruneti
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Thalassodrilides gurwitschi
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Thalassodrilides ineri
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Torodrilus lowryi
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Tubificoides imajimai
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Tubificoides pulvereus
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Uniporodrilus bipartitus
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Uniporodrilus furcatus
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Uniporodrilus nasutus
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85 Species of Family Naididae
(tubificid worms)
Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Ainudrilus geminus Northwest Pacific and Wes
Ainudrilus gibsoni Northwest Pacific
Ainudrilus lutulentus Northwest Pacific
Ainudrilus taitamensis Northwest Pacific
Aktedrilus cavus Northwest Pacific
Aktedrilus cuneus Northwest Pacific
Aktedrilus floridensis Northwest Pacific and Wes
Aktedrilus locyi Northwest Pacific
Aktedrilus longitubularis Northwest Pacific and Wes 0.33 TL
Aktedrilus mortoni Northwest Pacific
Aktedrilus parviprostatus Western Pacific and South 0.17 TL
Aktedrilus parvithecatus Indo-Pacific and Western 0.52 TL
Aktedrilus sinensis Northwest Pacific
Bathydrilus edwardsi Northwest Pacific
Bathydrilus exilis Eastern Central Pacific
Coralliodrilus aequalis Eastern Central Pacific
Doliodrilus tener Northwest Pacific
Duridrilus piger Northwest Pacific
Duridrilus tardus Northwest Pacific and Wes 1.6 TL
Gianius eximius Northwest Pacific
Heronidrilus bihamis Western and Eastern Centr
Heronidrilus fastigatus Northwest Pacific
Heronidrilus heronae Eastern Central Pacific
Heronidrilus hutchingsae Northwest Pacific
Heterodrilus ersei Western Central Atlantic
Heterodrilus flexuosus Western Central Atlantic
Heterodrilus keenani Indo-Pacific
Heterodrilus modestus Western Central Atlantic
Heterodrilus paucifascis Western Central Atlantic
Heterodrilus pentcheffi Western Central Atlantic
Heterodrilus quadrithecatus Western Central Atlantic
Heterodrilus rarus Western Central Atlantic
Heterodrilus virilis Northwest Pacific
Inanidrilus dutchae Eastern Central Pacific
Jamiesoniella athecata Northwest Pacific and Wes
Jamiesoniella enigmatica Northwest Pacific
Limnodriloides biforis Northwest Pacific
Limnodriloides claviger Eastern Central Pacific
Limnodriloides fraternus Northwest Pacific
Limnodriloides fuscus Northwest Pacific
Limnodriloides hawaiiensis Eastern Central Pacific
Limnodriloides lateroporus Western Pacific
Limnodriloides macinnesi Northwest and Eastern Cen 0.6 TL
Limnodriloides parahastatus Indo-West Pacific
Limnodriloides pierantonii Northwest Pacific, Wester
Limnodriloides tenuiductus Indo-West Pacific
Limnodriloides toloensis Northwest Pacific 0.59 TL
Limnodriloides virginiae Northwest Pacific and Nor
Nais elinguis Northeast Atlantic and su
Nais variabilis Northeast Atlantic
Olavius parapellucidus Eastern Central Pacific
Pacifidrilus darvelli Northwest Pacific
Pacifidrilus vanus Northwest Pacific
Paranais frici Atlantic Ocean and Indo-W 0.42 TL
Paranais litoralis Northeast Atlantic and No 0.45 TL
Paupidrilus breviductus Indo-Pacific 0.28 TL
Pectinodrilus disparatus Northwest Pacific
Pectinodrilus hoihaensis Northwest Pacific
Pectinodrilus rectisetosus Eastern Central Pacific
Rhizodrilus russus Northwest Pacific
Ripistes parasita Europe, North America and
Smithsonidrilus appositus Western Central Atlantic
Smithsonidrilus hummelincki Western Central Atlantic
Smithsonidrilus involutus Western Central Atlantic
Smithsonidrilus irregularis Western Pacific
Smithsonidrilus luteolus Western Central Atlantic
Smithsonidrilus minusculus Northwest Pacific
Smithsonidrilus tenuiculus Northwest Pacific
Smithsonidrilus tuber Western Pacific
Smithsonidrilus vesiculatus Northwest Pacific 0.7 TL
Stylaria lacustris Northeast Atlantic
Tectidrilus achaetus Asia
Tectidrilus bori Western Central Atlantic
Tectidrilus diversus Northeast Pacific
Tectidrilus pictoni Northwest Pacific
Thalassodrilides briani Northwest Pacific
Thalassodrilides bruneti Western Central Atlantic
Thalassodrilides gurwitschi Indo-West Pacific, Wester
Thalassodrilides ineri Western Central Atlantic
Torodrilus lowryi Antarctic Atlantic.
Tubificoides imajimai Northwest Pacific
Tubificoides pulvereus Eastern Central Pacific
Uniporodrilus bipartitus Western Central Atlantic
Uniporodrilus furcatus Northwest Pacific
Uniporodrilus nasutus Western Central Atlantic



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