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Family: Chaetopteridae



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31 species (see list below)
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Chaetopterus norvegicus
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Chaetopterus sarsi
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O'Keefe, Jo

Antarctic, Atlantic, the

Chaetopterus variopedatusCuvier, 1827

Photo by O'Keefe, Jo
 
Chaetopterus variopedatus
[Fairy tubeworm]
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Mesochaetopterus alipes
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Mesochaetopterus capensis
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Mesochaetopterus crypticus
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Mesochaetopterus laevis
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Mesochaetopterus mexicanus
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Mesochaetopterus minutus
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Mesochaetopterus rickettsii
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Mesochaetopterus rogeri
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Mesochaetopterus sagittarius
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Mesochaetopterus taylori
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Phyllochaetopterus anglicus
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Phyllochaetopterus arabicus
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Phyllochaetopterus bhaudi
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Phyllochaetopterus claparedii
[Tangled-straw three-section tubeworm]
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Phyllochaetopterus limicolus
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Phyllochaetopterus major
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Max. Length 30 cm H
 
Phyllochaetopterus prolifica
[Chaetopterid worm]
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Phyllochaetopterus socialis
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Phyllochaetopterus verrilli
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Sasekumaria selangora
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Spiochaetopterus bergensis
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Spiochaetopterus bonhourei
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Spiochaetopterus claparedii
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Spiochaetopterus costarum
[Glassy tube worm]
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Spiochaetopterus oculatus
[Cellophane tube worm]
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Spiochaetopterus patagonicus
[Glass worm]
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Spiochaetopterus solitarius
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Spiochaetopterus typicus
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