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Family: Syllidae



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548 species (see list below)
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Alluaudella longicirrata
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Ambliosyllis speciosa
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Amblyosyllis anae
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Amblyosyllis antoni
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Amblyosyllis clarae
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Amblyosyllis emilioi
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Amblyosyllis finmarchica
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Amblyosyllis granosa
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Amblyosyllis hectori
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Amblyosyllis idae
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Amblyosyllis lineata
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Amblyosyllis madeirensis
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Amblyosyllis nigrolineata
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Amblyosyllis ovei
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Amblyosyllis plectorhyncha
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Amblyosyllis rhombeata
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Amblyosyllis speciosa
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Amblyosyllis spectabilis
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Anguillosyllis aciculata
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Anguillosyllis acsara
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Anguillosyllis andeepia
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Anguillosyllis blakei
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Anguillosyllis bruneiensis
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Anguillosyllis carolina
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Anguillosyllis denaria
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Anguillosyllis elegantissima
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Anguillosyllis enneapoda
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Anguillosyllis hadra
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Anguillosyllis hampsoni
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Anguillosyllis hessleri
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Anguillosyllis inornata
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Anguillosyllis sepula
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Anguillosyllis taleola
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Anguillosyllis truebloodi
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Anoplosyllis edentula
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Antonbruunia viridis
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Atelesyllis rubrofasciata
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Autolytus anoplos
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Autolytus arboreus
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Autolytus beringianus
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Autolytus bicolor
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Autolytus bondei
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Autolytus brevicirrata
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Autolytus emertoni
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Autolytus fasciatus
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Autolytus juventudensis
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Autolytus longeferiens
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Autolytus maclearanus
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Autolytus magnus
[Noble necklace-worm]
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Autolytus megodon
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Autolytus multidentatus
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Autolytus multidenticulatus
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Autolytus paradoxus
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Autolytus pictus
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Autolytus pseudosimplex
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Autolytus robustisetus
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Autolytus rubrolineatus
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Autolytus scheremetevskiyi
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Autolytus setoensis
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Autolytus simplex
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Autolytus smittiae
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Autolytus tamanus
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Autolytus tuberculatus
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Autolytus varius
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Autolytus verrilli
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Autolytus zonatus
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Branchiosyllis belchiori
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Branchiosyllis cirropunctata
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Branchiosyllis diazi
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Branchiosyllis exilis
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Branchiosyllis gonzaguinhai
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Branchiosyllis noviseta
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Branchiosyllis oculata
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Branchiosyllis pacifica
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Branchiosyllis salina
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Brania arminii
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Brania brevipharyngea
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Brania furcelligera
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Brania gallagheri
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Brania glandulosa
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Brania kerguelensis
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Brania longisetis
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Brania mediodentata
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Brania oculata
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Brania pusilla
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Brania rhopalophora
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Brania robusta
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Brania subterranea
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Brania wellfleetensis
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Braniella palpata
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Braniella pupa
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Brevicirrosyllis weismanni
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Campesyllis minor
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Max. Length 0.6 cm TL
 
Cryptochaetosyllis imitatio
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Dentatisyllis brevicirra
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Dentatisyllis carolinae
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Dentatisyllis mangalis
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Dioplosyllis broadi
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Dioplosyllis cirrosa
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Dioplosyllis octodentata
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Ehlersia beneliahuae
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Ehlersia botosaneanui
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Ehlersia broomensis
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Ehlersia cornula
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Ehlersia ferrugina
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Ehlersia garciai
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Ehlersia maryae
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Ehlersia mexicana
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Ehlersia nepiotoca
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Epigamia alexandri
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Epigamia charcoti
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Epigamia macrophthalma
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Epigamia usaensis
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Erinaceusyllis belizensis
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Erinaceusyllis bidentata
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Erinaceusyllis cryptica
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Erinaceusyllis erinaceus
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Erinaceusyllis serratosetosa
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Eurysyllis tuberculata
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Eusyllis assimilis
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Eusyllis blomstrandi
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Eusyllis ceylonica
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Eusyllis edenticulata
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Eusyllis habei
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Eusyllis heterocirrata
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Eusyllis homocirrata
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Eusyllis intermedia
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Eusyllis japonica
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Eusyllis kerguelensis
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Eusyllis kupfferi
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Eusyllis lamelligera
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Eusyllis longicirrata
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Eusyllis magnifica
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Eusyllis maxima
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Eusyllis spirocirrata
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Eusyllis tubicola
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Exogone acerata
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Exogone arenosa
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Exogone atlantica
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Exogone brasiliensis
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Exogone breviantennata
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Exogone brevipes
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Exogone campoyi
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Exogone canyonincolae
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Exogone caribensis
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Exogone clavator
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Exogone cognettii
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Exogone dispar
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Exogone exmouthensis
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Exogone fauveli
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Exogone furcifera
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Exogone gambiae
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Exogone gemmifera
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Exogone glandulosa
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Exogone hebes
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Exogone heboides
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Exogone heterosetosa
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Exogone longicirrus
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Exogone longicornis
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Exogone longispinulata
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Exogone lopezi
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Exogone lourei
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Exogone meridionalis
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Exogone microtentaculata
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Exogone molesta
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Exogone naidina
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Exogone naidinoides
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Exogone occidentalis
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Exogone pseudolourei
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Exogone remanei
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Exogone rocas
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Exogone rolani
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Exogone rostrata
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Exogone simplex
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Exogone sorbei
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Exogone torulosa
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Exogone uniformis
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Exogone verugera
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Exogone wolfi
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Exogonella brunnea
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Fauvelia martinensis
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Grubeosyllis gracilis
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Grubeosyllis heterocirra
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Grubeosyllis nitidula
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Grubeosyllis nuchalata
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Grubeosyllis rugulosa
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Grubeosyllis vieitzi
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Haplosyllis aberrans
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Haplosyllis agelas
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Haplosyllis chamaeleon
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Haplosyllis djiboutiensis
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Haplosyllis floridana
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Haplosyllis granulosa
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Haplosyllis spongicola
[Sponge worm]
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Haplosyllis spongiphila
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Inermosyllis balearica
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Langerhansia anops
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Langerhansia cornuta
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Langerhansia heterochaeta
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Megasyllis chiki
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Megasyllis inflata
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Miscellania dentata
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Myrianida brachycephala
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Myrianida convoluta
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Myrianida crassicirrata
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Myrianida dentalia
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Myrianida edwardsi
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Myrianida hesperidium
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Myrianida inermis
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Myrianida langerhansi
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Myrianida longoprimicirrata
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Myrianida pinnigera
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Myrianida prolifera
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Myrianida quinquedecimdentata
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Myrianida rubropunctata
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Neopetitia amphophthalma
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Nudisyllis divaricata
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Nudisyllis pulligera
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Odontosyllis brevipes
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Odontosyllis ctenostoma
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Odontosyllis detecta
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Odontosyllis dugesiana
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Odontosyllis enopla
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Odontosyllis freycinetensis
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Odontosyllis fulgurans
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Odontosyllis gibba
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Odontosyllis gravelyi
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Odontosyllis heterodonta
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Odontosyllis longicornis
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Odontosyllis longigulata
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Odontosyllis longiseta
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Odontosyllis luminosa
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Odontosyllis maculata
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Odontosyllis octodentata
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Odontosyllis parva
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Odontosyllis phosphorea
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Odontosyllis picta
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Odontosyllis polycera
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Odontosyllis polyodonta
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Odontosyllis rubrofasciata
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Odontosyllis twincayensis
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Odontosyllis undecimdonta
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Opisthodonta brunnea
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Opisthodonta longidentata
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Opisthodonta morena
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Opisthodonta serratisetosa
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Opisthodonta uraga
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Opisthodontha mitchelli
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Opisthosyllis ankylochaeta
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Opisthosyllis arboricola
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