Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Alaysia solwarawarriors		Western Central Pacific		2023
Alaysia spiralis		Western Central Pacific		1991
Arcovestia ivanovi		Western Central Pacific.		1997
Birsteinia vitjasi		Northern Pacific		1952
Bobmarleya gadensis		Eastern Central Atlantic		2008
Choanophorus indicus		Western Indian Ocean.		1965
Crassibrachia brasiliensis		Southwest Atlantic.		1968
Crassibrachia sandersi		Northwest Atlantic.		1968
Cyclobrachia auriculata		Western Central Pacific a		1960
Diplobrachia belajevi		Indo-West Pacific		1960
Diplobrachia capillaris		Former USSR and Northeast		1959
Diplobrachia floridensis		Former USSR and Northeast		1971
Diplobrachia grenadiensis		Western Central Atlantic		1981
Diplobrachia japonica		Northern Pacific		1960
Diplobrachia similis		Northern Atlantic.		1968
Diplobrachia southwardae		Northern Atlantic.		1963
Escarpia laminata		Western Central Atlantic.		1985
Escarpia southwardae		Eastern Central Atlantic		2004
Escarpia spicata		Central Pacific and Atlan		1985
Galathealinum arcticum		Arctic and Northwest Atla		1962
Galathealinum brachiosum		Arctic and Northwest Atla		1961
Galathealinum bruuni		Western Pacific		1956
Galathealinum karaense		Arctic		2020
Heptabrachia abyssicola		Northwest Pacific.		1952
Heptabrachia beringensis		Northern Pacific		1960
Heptabrachia canadensis		Northern Pacific		1962
Heptabrachia celebensis		Northern Pacific		1961
Heptabrachia ctenophora		Northern Pacific		1962
Heptabrachia gracilis		Northern Pacific		1957
Heptabrachia subtilis		Northern Pacific		1957
Heptabrachia talboti		Northern Pacific		1961
Krampolinum galathae		Eastern Central Pacific		1956
Lamellibrachia anaximandri		Mediterranean Sea		2011
Lamellibrachia barhami		Eastern Pacific.		1969
Lamellibrachia columna		Western Central Pacific		1991
Lamellibrachia juni		Western Pacific		2006
Lamellibrachia luymesi		Western Atlantic		1975
Lamellibrachia satsuma		Northwest Pacific.		1997
Lamellibrachia victori		Southwest Atlantic		1985
Lamellisabella coronata		Southwest Atlantic		1969
Lamellisabella denticulata		Eastern Atlantic		1978
Lamellisabella ivanovi		Former USSR and Eastern C		1956
Lamellisabella johanssoni		Former USSR and Eastern C		1957
Lamellisabella minuta		Former USSR and Eastern C		1963
Lamellisabella pallida		Former USSR and Eastern C		1976
Lamellisabella zachsi		Pacific Ocean	30 DL	1933
Nereilinum murmanicum		Northeast Atlantic.		1961
Nereilinum punctatum		Northwest Atlantic.		1965
Nereilinum squamosum		Arctic Ocean.		1999
Oasisia alvinae		Eastern Pacific.		1985
Oasisia fujikurai		Southwest Pacific		2006
Oligobrachia dogieli		Northwest Pacific		1957
Oligobrachia erythrocephala		Western Central Atlantic		1972
Oligobrachia floridana		Northwest Atlantic.		1965
Oligobrachia gracilis		Northeast Atlantic.		1978
Oligobrachia haakonmosbiensis		Northeast Atlantic		2000
Oligobrachia hawaiiensis		Northeast Atlantic		1981
Oligobrachia ivanovi		Northeast Atlantic.		1959
Oligobrachia kernohanae		Northeast Atlantic.		1973
Oligobrachia mashikoi	Beard worm	Northwest Pacific		1986
Oligobrachia plicata		Northwest Pacific		1980
Oligobrachia webbi		Northeast Atlantic.		1966
Osedax fenrisi		Northeast Atlantic.		2020
Osedax frankpressi		Eastern Central Pacific.	0.5 TRKL	2004
Osedax japonicus		Northwest Pacific.	0.9 TRKL	2006
Osedax mucofloris		Northern Atlantic.	0.8 TRKL	2005
Osedax rubiplumus		Eastern Central Pacific.	3.8 TRKL	2004
Paraescarpia echinospica		Western Central Pacific.		2002
Polarsternium australe		Antarctic Atlantic.		2005
Polarsternium evrikae		Antarctic Atlantic.		2005
Polarsternium magnum		Antarctic Atlantic.		2005
Polarsternium mirabile		Antarctic Atlantic.		2005
Polarsternium rugellosum		Arctic Ocean.		1999
Polybrachia annulata		Northern Pacific		1952
Polybrachia barbata		Northwest Pacific and For		1952
Polybrachia eastwardae		Northwest Atlantic.		1968
Polybrachia gorbunovi		Northwest Atlantic.		1949
Polybrachia lepida		Northwest Atlantic.		1968
Polybrachia macrolamellosa		Antarctic Atlantic.		2005
Polybrachia mexicanum		Antarctic Atlantic.		1967
Polybrachia romanovi		Antarctic Atlantic.		2005
Ridgeia piscesae		Eastern Pacific.		1985
Riftia pachyptila		Eastern Central Pacific.	200 TL	1981
Sclerolinum annulatum		Eastern Central Pacific.		2022
Sclerolinum brattstromi		Eastern Central Pacific.		1964
Sclerolinum contortum		Northeast Atlantic and th		2000
Sclerolinum javanicum		Eastern Indian Ocean.		1992
Sclerolinum magdalenae		Eastern Indian Ocean.		1972
Sclerolinum major		Eastern Indian Ocean.		1973
Sclerolinum minor		Eastern Indian Ocean.		1974
Sclerolinum sibogae		Eastern Indian Ocean.		1961
Seepiophila jonesi		Western Central Atlantic.		2001
Siboglinoides caribbeanus		Northwest Atlantic to Car		1971
Siboglinoides dibrachia		Northwest Atlantic to Car		1961
Siboglinum albatrossianum		Northwest Atlantic to Car		1965
Siboglinum angustum		Atlantic Ocean		1968
Siboglinum arabicum		Atlantic Ocean		1963
Siboglinum atlanticum		Northeast Atlantic and Fo		1958
Siboglinum bayeri		Northwest Atlantic.		1971
Siboglinum bogorovi		Western Pacific Ocean		1960
Siboglinum brevicephalum		Northeast Atlantic.		1990
Siboglinum buccelliferum		Former USSR and Western C		1960
Siboglinum candidum		Northwest Atlantic.		1968
Siboglinum carpinei		Northeast Atlantic and th		1970
Siboglinum caulleryi		Northwest Pacific		1951
Siboglinum ceylonicum		Northwest Pacific		1963
Siboglinum cinctutum		Former USSR.		1957
Siboglinum concinnum		Former USSR.		1963
Siboglinum debile		Former USSR.		1961
Siboglinum ecuadoricum		Former USSR.		1965
Siboglinum ekmani		Former USSR and the Atlan		1956
Siboglinum exile		Former USSR and the Atlan		1963
Siboglinum fedotovi		Northwest Pacific		1957
Siboglinum fiordicum		Northeast Atlantic.		1963
Siboglinum frenigerum		Former USSR.		1960
Siboglinum fulgens		Northwest Atlantic.		1968
Siboglinum gosnoldae		Northwest Atlantic.		1968
Siboglinum holmei		Northern Atlantic.		1963
Siboglinum hyperboreum		Northeast Atlantic and th		1960
Siboglinum inerme		Former USSR and Northeast		1958
Siboglinum japonicum		Northern Pacific and Form		1960
Siboglinum lacteum		Northeast Atlantic.		1963
Siboglinum leucopleurum		Northeast Atlantic.		1993
Siboglinum longicollum		Northwest Atlantic.		1968
Siboglinum macrobrachium		Northwest Atlantic.		1961
Siboglinum mergophorum		Northwest Atlantic.		1965
Siboglinum meridiale		Antarctic Indian Ocean an		1960
Siboglinum microcephalum		Former USSR and Western C		1960
Siboglinum minutum		Northwest Pacific		1957
Siboglinum modestum		Northwest Pacific		1967
Siboglinum nanum		Western Central Atlantic		1972
Siboglinum norvegicum		Northeast Atlantic and fo		1960
Siboglinum ordinatum		Northeast Atlantic and fo		1981
Siboglinum oregoni		Western Central Atlantic		1972
Siboglinum parvulum		Western Central Atlantic		1972
Siboglinum pellucidum		Western Central Atlantic		1957
Siboglinum pholiodotum		Northern Atlantic and the		1968
Siboglinum pinnulatum		Western Central Pacific a		1960
Siboglinum plumosum		Northwest Pacific		1957
Siboglinum polystichum		Northwest Pacific		1976
Siboglinum poseidoni		Northeast Atlantic.		1983
Siboglinum pusillum		Western Central Pacific a		1960
Siboglinum robustum		Western Central Pacific a		1960
Siboglinum sergeevi		Western Central Pacific a		1963
Siboglinum silone		Western Central Pacific a		1963
Siboglinum southwardae		Western Central Atlantic		1981
Siboglinum subligatum		Western Central Atlantic		1963
Siboglinum sumatrense		Western Central Atlantic		1963
Siboglinum taeniaphorum		Western Central Pacific a		1960
Siboglinum tenue		Southwest Pacific and For		1960
Siboglinum timorense		Southwest Pacific and For		1961
Siboglinum vancouverensis		Southwest Pacific and For		1969
Siboglinum variabile		Southwest Pacific and For		1960
Siboglinum veleronis		Southwest Pacific and For		1961
Siboglinum vinculatum		Southwest Pacific and For		1960
Siboglinum weberi		Former USSR and Western C	11 DL	1914
Siboglinum zanzibaricum		Former USSR and Western C		1963
Siphonobrachia ilyophora		Northwest Atlantic.		1965
Siphonobrachia lauensis		Western Central Pacific		1991
Spirobrachia grandis		Northwest Pacific		1952
Spirobrachia leospira		Antarctic Atlantic.		1977
Spirobrachia orkneyensis		Antarctic Atlantic.		2000
Spirobrachia tripeira		Eastern Central Atlantic		2008
Tevnia jerichonana		Eastern Central Pacific.		1985
Unibrachium columbianum		Western Central Atlantic		1972
Volvobrachia beklemischevi		Western Central Atlantic		1957
Zenkevitchiana longissima		Western Central Atlantic		1957

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