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Family: Terebellidae



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Amaeana accraensis
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Amaeana antipoda
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Amaeana apheles
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Amaeana gremarei
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Amaeana occidentalis
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Max. Length 1 cm TL
 
Amaeana trilobata
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Amphitrite birulai
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Amphitrite brunnea
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Amphitrite buzhinskaje
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Amphitrite cirrata
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Amphitrite figulus
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Amphitrite gracilis
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Amphitrite grayi
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Harvey-Clark, Chris

Northern Atlantic.

Amphitrite johnstoniunspecified

Photo by Harvey-Clark, Chris
 
Amphitrite johnstoni
[Johnston's ornate worm]
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Amphitrite kerguelensis
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Amphitrite lobocephala
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Amphitrite oculata
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Amphitrite ornata
[Ornate terebellid worm]
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Amphitrite rubra
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Amphitrite rzhavskyi
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Amphitrite scylla
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Amphitrite variabilis
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Amphitritides brunneocomata
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Amphitritides gracilis
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Amphitritides kuehlmanni
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Artacama challengeriae
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Artacama coniferi
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Artacama globosa
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Artacama proboscidea
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Artacamella hancocki
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Axionice flexuosa
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Axionice maculata
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Betapista dekkerae
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Biremis blandi
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Colymmatops granulatus
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Ehlersiella atlantica
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Enoplobranchus sanguineus
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Eupistella darwini
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Eupolymnia congruens
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Eupolymnia crassicornis
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Eupolymnia crescentis
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Max. Length 8.3 cm TL
 
Eupolymnia gili
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Eupolymnia heterobranchia
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Eupolymnia insulana
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Eupolymnia kermadecensis
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Eupolymnia lacazei
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Eupolymnia magnifica
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Eupolymnia marenzelleri
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Max. Length 1.4 cm TL
 
Eupolymnia meissnerae
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Pillon, Roberto

Antarctic, Atlantic, the

Eupolymnia nebulosa(Montagu, 1818)

Photo by Pillon, Roberto
 
Eupolymnia nebulosa
[Strawberry worm]
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Eupolymnia nesidensis
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Eupolymnia trigonostoma
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Max. Length 1 cm DL
 
Eupolymnia umbonis
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Euthelepus kinsemboensis
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Euthelepus pascua
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Glossothelepus mexicanus
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Hauchiella tribullata
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Lanassa benthaliana
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Lanassa capensis
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Lanassa gracilis
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Lanassa nordenskioldi
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Lanassa venusta
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Lanice auricula
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Scott, Sue

Atlantic Ocean, the Medit
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Lanice conchilega(Pallas, 1766)

Photo by Scott, Sue
 
Lanice conchilega
[Sand mason worm]
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Lanice expansa
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Max. Length 6.1 cm TL
 
Lanice kellyslateri
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Lanice marionensis
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Lanicides bilobata
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Lanicides Lanicides
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Lanicides taboguillae
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Lanicides vayssierei
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Laphania boecki
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Leaena antarctica
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Leaena arenilega
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Leaena caeca
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Leaena collaris
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Leaena ebranchiata
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Leaena nuda
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Leaena videns
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Leaena wandelensis
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Loimia arborea
[Medusa spaghetti worm]
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Max. Length 3 cm TL
 
Loimia bandera
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Harasti, David

Pacific Ocean.

Loimia ingensGrube, 1878

Photo by Harasti, David
 
Loimia ingens
[]
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Max. Length 25 cm BL
 
Loimia medusa
[Medusa worm]
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Loimia montagui
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Loimia ochracea
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Loimia variegata
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Loimia viridis
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Longicarpus nodus
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Lysilla alba
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Lysilla loveni
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Lysilla pacifica
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Lysilla pambanensis
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Lysilla ubianensis
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Melinella macduffi
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Naneva hespera
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Neoamphitrite affinis
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Neoamphitrite edwardsi
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Neoamphitrite figulus
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Neoamphitrite grayi
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Neoamphitrite groenlandica
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Neoamphitrite robusta
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Neoleprea californica
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Neoleprea clavata
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Neoleprea spiralis
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Neoleprea streptochaeta
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Nicolea bilobata
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Nicolea cetrata
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Nicolea chilensis
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Nicolea galapagensis
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Nicolea gracilibranchis
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Nicolea latens
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Nicolea modesta
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Nicolea venustula
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Max. Length 5 cm TL
 
Nicolea zostericola
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Paraeupolymnia carus
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Max. Length 1.7 cm TL
 
Paramphitrite dragovabeci
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Parathelepus collaris
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Paraxionice artifex
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Pareupolymnia carus
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Phisidia aurea
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Pista abyssicola
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Pista alata
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Pista brevibranchia
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Pista brevibranchiata
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Pista corrientis
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Pista cretacea
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Pista cristata
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Pista disjuncta
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Pista fasciata
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Pista foliigera
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Pista fratrella
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Pista godfroyi
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Pista herpini
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Pista labruneae
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Pista lornensis
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Pista macrolobata
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Max. Length 7.5 cm H
 
Pista maculata
[Fiber tube worm]
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Max. Length 3.6 cm TL
 
Pista miosseci
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Pista mirabilis
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Pista moorei
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Pista pachybranchiata
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Pista pacifica
[Fringed-hood spaghetti-worm]
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Pista palmata
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Pista papillosa
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Pista quadrilobata
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Pista robustiseta
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Max. Length 2.1 cm TL
 
Pista sauriaui
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Pista sombreriana
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Pista spinifera
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Pista typha
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Pista unibranchia
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Pista vinogradovi
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Pista violacea
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Polycirrus antarcticus
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Polycirrus arcticus
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Polycirrus arenivorus
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Polycirrus aurantiacus
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Polycirrus caliendrum
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Polycirrus californicus
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Polycirrus carolinensis
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Polycirrus coccineus
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Polycirrus corallicola
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Polycirrus decipiens
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Polycirrus denticulatus
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Polycirrus dodeka
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Polycirrus eous
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Polycirrus eximius
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Polycirrus fedorovi
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Polycirrus haematodes
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Polycirrus hamiltoni
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Polycirrus insignis
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Polycirrus jubatus
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Polycirrus kerguelensis
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Polycirrus latidens
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Polycirrus medusa
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Polycirrus mexicanus
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Polycirrus multus
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Polycirrus norvegicus
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Polycirrus pallidus
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Polycirrus pennulifera
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Polycirrus phosphoreus
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Polycirrus plumosus
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Polycirrus purpureus
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Polycirrus quadratus
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Polycirrus tenuisetis
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Polycirrus twisti
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Polymniella aurantiaca
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Proclea emmi
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Proclea graffii
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Proclea malmgreni
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Rhinothelepus occabus
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Scionella estevanica
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Scionella japonica
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Scionella vinogradovi
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Scionides reticulata
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Spinosphaera oculata
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Spinosphaera pacifica
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Streblosoma abranchiata
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Streblosoma bairdi
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Streblosoma cespitosa
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Streblosoma chilensis
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Streblosoma crassibranchia
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Streblosoma duplicata
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Streblosoma hartmanae
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Streblosoma hesslei
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Streblosoma intestinalis
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Streblosoma japonica
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Streblosoma longa
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Streblosoma longifilis
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Streblosoma persica
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Streblosoma prora
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Streblosoma spiralis
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Streblosoma uncinatus
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Streblosoma verrilli
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Stschapovella tatjanae
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Telothelepus capensis
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Telothelepus macrothoracicus
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Terebella alata
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Max. Length 3.4 cm TL
 
Terebella banksyi
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Terebella bruneocomata
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Terebella copia
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Terebella ehlersi
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Terebella ehrenbergi
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Terebella flabellum
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Terebella frondosa
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Terebella gorgonae
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Coudre, Christian

Western Indian Ocean and

Terebella lapidariaLinnaeus, 1767

Photo by Coudre, Christian
 
Terebella lapidaria
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Terebella parvabranchiata
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Terebella pterochaeta
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Terebella punctata
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Terebella rubra
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Terebella turgidula
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Terebella virescens
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Terebellanice laeviseta
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Terebellobranchia hugonis
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Terebellobranchia natalensis
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Thelepides koehleri
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Thelepus binakayanensis
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Arntz, Wolf E.

Northeast Atlantic, the M

Thelepus cincinnatus(Fabricius, 1780)

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.
 
Thelepus cincinnatus
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No picture found
 
Thelepus comatus
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Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Thelepus crispus
[Terebellid worm]
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Thelepus extensus
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Thelepus gracilis
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Thelepus hamatus
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Thelepus japonicus
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Thelepus opimus
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Thelepus plagiostoma
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Thelepus pulvinus
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Thelepus robustus
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