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Species Identification: Find Species


Family: Cyatholaimidae



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112 species
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Acanthonchus californicus
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Acanthonchus cobbi
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Acanthonchus duplex
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Acanthonchus duplicatus
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Acanthonchus gracilis
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Acanthonchus rostratus
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Acanthonchus viviparus
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Achromadora aetiopica
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Achromadora ambigua
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Achromadora dubia
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Achromadora longicauda
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Achromadora longiseta
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Achromadora papuana
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Achromadora ruricola
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Achromadora semiarmata
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Achromadora subdubia
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Achromadora tenax
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Achromadora terricola
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Biarmifer cochleatus
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Biarmifer laminatus
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Boreomicrolaimoides problematicus
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Choanolaimus psammophilus
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Craspodema octogoniata
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Craspodema reflectans
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Cyatholaimus canariensis
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Cyatholaimus gracilis
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Cyatholaimus ocellatus
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Cyatholaimus prinzi
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Cyatholaimus unalaskensis
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Dentatonema crassum
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Dispira punctata
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Dispirella truncata
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Gomphionema fellator
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Gomphionema typicum
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Heterocyatholaimus macrolaimus
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Longicyatholaimus longicaudatus
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Longicyatholaimus marilyniae
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Longicyatholaimus trichocauda
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Marilynia annae
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Marilynia eratos
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Marilynia macrodentata
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Marilynia oculissoma
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Marilynia preclara
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Marilynia quadriseta
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Metacyatholaimus brevicollis
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Metacyatholaimus cylindribucca
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Metacyatholaimus hirschi
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Metacyatholaimus spatiosus
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Micracanthonchus tenuicaudatus
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Nannolaimoides armatus
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Nannolaimoides decoratus
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Nannolaimus guttatus
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Nannolaimus volutus
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Neotonchus chamberlaini
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Neotonchus corcundus
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Neotonchus cupulatus
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Neotonchus filiformis
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Neotonchus interruptus
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Neotonchus meeki
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Neotonchus melotridus
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Neotonchus phaleratus
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Neotonchus pseudocorcundus
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Neotonchus punctatus
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Neotonchus vitius
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Paracanthonchus arcospiculum
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Paracanthonchus axonolaimoides
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Paracanthonchus barka
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Paracanthonchus brachyuris
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Paracanthonchus caecus
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Paracanthonchus cochlearis
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Paracanthonchus elongatus
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Paracanthonchus hawaiiensis
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Paracanthonchus longus
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Paracanthonchus major
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Paracanthonchus suecicus
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Paracanthonchus sunesoni
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Paracanthonchus tyrrhenicus
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Paracanthonchus uniformis
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Paracyatholaimoides labiosetosus
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Paracyatholaimoides multispiralis
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Paracyatholaimoides serpens
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Paracyatholaimus arcticus
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Paracyatholaimus chilensis
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Paracyatholaimus dubiosus
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Paracyatholaimus duplicatus
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Paracyatholaimus intermedius
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Paracyatholaimus oistospiculoides
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Paracyatholaimus paucipapillatus
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Paracyatholaimus pentodon
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Paracyatholaimus pesavis
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Paracyatholaimus proximus
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Paracyatholaimus rotundus
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Paracyatholaimus tenuispiculum
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Paracyatholaimus truncatus
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Paracyatholaimus vitraeus
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Paralongicyatholaimus mastigodes
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Parapomponema hastatum
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Parapomponema macrospirale
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Phyllolaimus dentatus
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Phyllolaimus tridentatus
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Pomponema litorium
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Pomponema mirabile
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Pomponema polydontus
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Pomponema segregatum
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Pomponema tautraense
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Praeacanthonchus cygnis
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Praeacanthonchus kreisi
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Praeacanthonchus punctatus
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Propomponema foeticolum
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Xyzzors fitzgeraldae
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Xyzzors inglisi
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Xyzzors iubatus
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acanthonchus californicus 1947
Acanthonchus cobbi Western Central Atlantic. 1951
Acanthonchus duplex Western Central Atlantic. 1947
Acanthonchus duplicatus Northwest Pacific 1959
Acanthonchus gracilis Northeast Atlantic 1918
Acanthonchus rostratus Northeast Atlantic 1959
Acanthonchus viviparus Northeast Atlantic 1920
Achromadora aetiopica Northeast Atlantic 1933
Achromadora ambigua Northeast Atlantic 1938
Achromadora dubia Northeast Atlantic 1873
Achromadora longicauda Northeast Atlantic 1937
Achromadora longiseta Northeast Atlantic 1951
Achromadora papuana Northeast Atlantic 1899
Achromadora ruricola Northeast Atlantic 1880
Achromadora semiarmata Southeast Pacific 1952
Achromadora subdubia Southeast Pacific 1971
Achromadora tenax Southeast Pacific 1876
Achromadora terricola Southeast Pacific 1880
Biarmifer cochleatus Southeast Pacific 1954
Biarmifer laminatus Southeast Pacific 1954
Boreomicrolaimoides problematicus Southeast Pacific 1918
Choanolaimus psammophilus Northeast Atlantic 1880
Craspodema octogoniata Northeast Atlantic 1954
Craspodema reflectans Northeast Atlantic 1964
Cyatholaimus canariensis Northeast Atlantic 1921
Cyatholaimus gracilis Northeast Atlantic 1863
Cyatholaimus ocellatus Northeast Atlantic 1965
Cyatholaimus prinzi Northeast Atlantic 1870
Cyatholaimus unalaskensis Northeast Atlantic 1957
Dentatonema crassum Northeast Atlantic 1928
Dispira punctata Northeast Atlantic 1933
Dispirella truncata Northeast Atlantic 1933
Gomphionema fellator Northeast Atlantic 1966
Gomphionema typicum Northeast Atlantic 1966
Heterocyatholaimus macrolaimus Northeast Atlantic 1935
Longicyatholaimus longicaudatus Northeast Atlantic 1876
Longicyatholaimus marilyniae Northeast Atlantic 1972
Longicyatholaimus trichocauda Northeast Atlantic 1955
Marilynia annae Northeast Atlantic 1967
Marilynia eratos Northeast Atlantic 1972
Marilynia macrodentata Northeast Atlantic 1959
Marilynia oculissoma Northeast Atlantic 1972
Marilynia preclara Northeast Atlantic 1972
Marilynia quadriseta Northeast Atlantic 1954
Metacyatholaimus brevicollis Northeast Atlantic 1898
Metacyatholaimus cylindribucca Northeast Atlantic 1950
Metacyatholaimus hirschi Northeast Atlantic 1942
Metacyatholaimus spatiosus Northeast Atlantic 1954
Micracanthonchus tenuicaudatus Northeast Atlantic 1959
Nannolaimoides armatus Northeast Atlantic 1964
Nannolaimoides decoratus Northeast Atlantic 1972
Nannolaimus guttatus Northeast Atlantic 1920
Nannolaimus volutus Northeast Atlantic 1956
Neotonchus chamberlaini Northeast Atlantic 1966
Neotonchus corcundus Northeast Atlantic
Neotonchus cupulatus Northeast Atlantic 1970
Neotonchus filiformis Northeast Atlantic 1971
Neotonchus interruptus Northeast Atlantic 1971
Neotonchus meeki Northeast Atlantic 1971
Neotonchus melotridus Northeast Atlantic 1966
Neotonchus phaleratus Northeast Atlantic 1966
Neotonchus pseudocorcundus Northeast Atlantic 1971
Neotonchus punctatus Northeast Atlantic 1933
Neotonchus vitius Northeast Atlantic 1971
Paracanthonchus arcospiculum Northeast Atlantic 1959
Paracanthonchus axonolaimoides Northeast Atlantic
Paracanthonchus barka Northeast Atlantic 1962
Paracanthonchus brachyuris Northeast Atlantic 1951
Paracanthonchus caecus Northeast Atlantic
Paracanthonchus cochlearis Northeast Atlantic 1957
Paracanthonchus elongatus Northeast Atlantic 1907
Paracanthonchus hawaiiensis Northeast Atlantic 1951
Paracanthonchus longus Northeast Atlantic 1934
Paracanthonchus major Northeast Atlantic 1828
Paracanthonchus suecicus Northeast Atlantic 1929
Paracanthonchus sunesoni Northeast Atlantic 1942
Paracanthonchus tyrrhenicus Northeast Atlantic 1949
Paracanthonchus uniformis Northeast Atlantic 1950
Paracyatholaimoides labiosetosus Northeast Atlantic 1966
Paracyatholaimoides multispiralis Northeast Atlantic 1953
Paracyatholaimoides serpens Northeast Atlantic 1957
Paracyatholaimus arcticus Northeast Atlantic 1963
Paracyatholaimus chilensis Northeast Atlantic 1953
Paracyatholaimus dubiosus Northeast Atlantic 1874
Paracyatholaimus duplicatus Northeast Atlantic 1964
Paracyatholaimus intermedius Northeast Atlantic 1880
Paracyatholaimus oistospiculoides Northeast Atlantic 1935
Paracyatholaimus paucipapillatus Northeast Atlantic 1955
Paracyatholaimus pentodon Northeast Atlantic 1966
Paracyatholaimus pesavis Northeast Atlantic 1967
Paracyatholaimus proximus Northeast Atlantic 1874
Paracyatholaimus rotundus Northeast Atlantic 1964
Paracyatholaimus tenuispiculum Northeast Atlantic 1951
Paracyatholaimus truncatus Northeast Atlantic 1914
Paracyatholaimus vitraeus Northeast Atlantic 1957
Paralongicyatholaimus mastigodes Northeast Atlantic 1950
Parapomponema hastatum Northeast Atlantic 1972
Parapomponema macrospirale Northeast Atlantic 1972
Phyllolaimus dentatus Northeast Atlantic 1959
Phyllolaimus tridentatus Northeast Atlantic 1963
Pomponema litorium Northeast Atlantic 1920
Pomponema mirabile Northeast Atlantic 1917
Pomponema polydontus Northeast Atlantic 1963
Pomponema segregatum Northeast Atlantic 1959
Pomponema tautraense Northeast Atlantic 1933
Praeacanthonchus cygnis Northeast Atlantic 1970
Praeacanthonchus kreisi Northeast Atlantic 1929
Praeacanthonchus punctatus Northeast Atlantic 1865
Propomponema foeticolum Northeast Atlantic 1972
Xyzzors fitzgeraldae Northeast Atlantic 1963
Xyzzors inglisi Northeast Atlantic 1967
Xyzzors iubatus Northeast Atlantic 1972



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