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Family: Spionidae



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292 species (see list below)
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Aciculaspio anaximanderi
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Anaspio boreus
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Aonidella cirrobranchiata
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Aonidella dayi
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Aonides californiensis
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Aonides mayaguezensis
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Aonides nodosetosa
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Aonides oxycephala
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Aonides paucibranchiata
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Apoprionospio dayi
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Apoprionospio pygmea
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Aquilaspio aucklandica
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Atherospio guillei
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Aurospio banyulensis
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Aurospio dibranchiata
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Aurospio foodbancsia
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Australospio mokapu
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Boccardia anophthalma
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Boccardia basilaria
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Boccardia columbiana
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Boccardia galapagense
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Boccardia natrix
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Boccardia perala
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Boccardia polybranchia
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Boccardia proboscidea
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Boccardia pugettensis
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Boccardia redeki
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Boccardia semibranchiata
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Boccardia tricuspa
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Boccardia uncata
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Boccardiella hamata
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Boccardiella ligerica
[Spionid worm]
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Carazziella calafia
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Carazziella carrascoi
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Carazziella citrona
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Carazziella hirsutiseta
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Carazziella hobsonae
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Carazziella hymenobranchiata
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Carazziella patagonica
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Carazziella phillipensis
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Carazziella reishi
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Carazziella spongilla
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Carazziella victoriensis
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Dipolydora armata
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Dipolydora caulleryi
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Dipolydora coeca
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Dipolydora echinata
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Dipolydora flava
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Dipolydora giardi
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Dipolydora langerhansi
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Dipolydora magellanica
[Perforating worm]
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Dipolydora quadrilobata
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Dipolydora saintjosephi
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Dipolydora spinosa
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Dipolydora vietnamita
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Dispio glabrilamellata
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Dispio glandulosa
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Dispio uncinata
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Glyphochaeta laudieni
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Laonice alberti
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Laonice antarcticae
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Laonice athecata
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Laonice bahusiensis
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Laonice barcinensis
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Laonice bassensis
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Laonice blakei
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Laonice cirrata
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Laonice foliata
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Laonice grimaldii
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Laonice irinae
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Laonice japonica
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Laonice mediterranea
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Laonice pugettensis
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Laonice sacculata
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Laonice sarsi
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Laonice weddellia
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Laubieriellus grasslei
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Laubieriellus salzi
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Lindaspio dibranchiata
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Lindaspio southwardorum
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Malacoceros fuliginosus
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Malacoceros girardi
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Malacoceros indicus
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Malacoceros reductus
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Malacoceros tetracerus
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Malacoceros tripartitus
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Malacoceros vanderhorsti
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Marenzelleria jonesi
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Marenzelleria neglecta
[Bristleworm]
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Marenzelleria viridis
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Marenzelleria wireni
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Mesospio moorei
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Microspio ariena
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Microspio fischeri
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Microspio granulata
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Microspio lydonia
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Microspio mecznikowianus
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Microspio minuta
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Microspio paradoxa
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Microspio pigmentata
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Minuspio delta
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Minuspio japonica
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Minuspio longibranchiata
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Morants duplex
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Nerinides arenicola
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Nerinides maculata
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Paraprionospio lamellibranchia
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Paraprionospio pinnata
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Phonospio unilamellata
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Polydora aciculata
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Polydora aggregata
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Polydora anoculata
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Polydora anophthalma
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Polydora barbilla
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Polydora bioccipitalis
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Polydora blakei
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Polydora cardalia
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Polydora cavitensis
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Polydora ciliata
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Polydora cirrosa
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Polydora colonia
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Polydora commensalis
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Polydora concharum
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Polydora convexa
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Polydora cornuta
[Whip mudworm]
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Polydora elegantissima
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Polydora glycymerica
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Polydora gracilis
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Polydora hartmanae
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Polydora haswelli
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Polydora hermaphroditica
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Polydora heterochaeta
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Polydora hoplura
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Polydora kaneohe
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Polydora laticephala
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Polydora latispinosa
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Polydora limicola
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Polydora magna
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Polydora narica
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Polydora neocardalia
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Polydora notialis
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Polydora nuchalis
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Polydora pacifica
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Polydora paucibranchis
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Polydora peristomialis
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Polydora pilikia
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Polydora pilocollaris
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Polydora plena
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Polydora posthamata
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Polydora protuberata
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Polydora punctata
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Polydora pygidialis
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Polydora rickettesi
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Polydora socialis
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Polydora spondylana
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Polydora spongicola
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Polydora tentaculata
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Polydora tetrabranchia
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Polydora tridenticulata
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Polydora tunicola
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Polydora uncata
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Polydora vulgaris
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Polydora websteri
[Oyster mudworm]
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Polydora wobberi
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Polydora woodwicki
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Polydorella novaegeorgiae
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Prionospio aluta
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Prionospio anuncata
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Prionospio aucklandica
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Prionospio banyulensis
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Prionospio bocki
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Prionospio caspersi
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Prionospio cirrifera
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Prionospio cristata
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Prionospio depauperata
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Prionospio dubia
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Prionospio ehlersi
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Prionospio fallax
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Prionospio fauchaldi
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Prionospio heterobranchia
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Prionospio komaeti
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Prionospio lighti
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Prionospio lobulata
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Prionospio malayensis
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Prionospio malmgreni
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Prionospio membranacea
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Prionospio multibranchiata
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Prionospio ornata
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Prionospio paradisea
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Prionospio patagonica
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Prionospio perkinsi
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Prionospio peruana
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Prionospio plumosa
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Prionospio polybranchiata
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Prionospio pulchra
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Prionospio pygmaea
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Prionospio queenslandica
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Prionospio rotalis
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Prionospio rugosa
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Prionospio saccifera
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Prionospio saldanha
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Prionospio sandersi
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Prionospio sexoculata
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Prionospio sishaensis
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Prionospio steenstrupi
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Prionospio tenuis
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Prionospio treadwelli
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Prionospio tripinnata
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Prionospio wireni
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Pseudomalacoceros agilis
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Pseudomalacoceros cantabra
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Pseudomalacoceros gilchristi
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Pseudomalacoceros tridentata
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Pseudopolydora antennata
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Pseudopolydora auha
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Pseudopolydora bassarginensis
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Pseudopolydora corallicola
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Pseudopolydora diopatra
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Pseudopolydora kempi
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Pseudopolydora kuwaiti
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Pseudopolydora melanopalpa
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Pseudopolydora multispinosa
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Max. Length 1.1 cm TL
 
Pseudopolydora nordica
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Pseudopolydora paucibranchiata
[Elkhorn slough spionid]
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Pseudopolydora prolifera
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Pseudopolydora pulchra
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Pseudopolydora reishi
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Pseudopolydora smurovi
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Pygospio californica
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Pygospio elegans
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Pygospiopsis dubia
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Rhynchospio aciliata
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Rhynchospio arenincola
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Rhynchospio australiana
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Rhynchospio glandulosa
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Rhynchospio glutaea
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Rhynchospio glutaeus
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Rhynchospio glycera
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Rhynchospio inflatus
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Scolecolepides arctius
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Scolelepis acuta
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Scolelepis alaskensis
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Max. Length 6 cm TL
 
Scolelepis bonnieri
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Scolelepis cantabra
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Scolelepis foliosa
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Scolelepis korsuni
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Scolelepis lefebvrei
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Scolelepis mesnili
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Scolelepis perrieri
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Scolelepis squamata
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