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Family: Lineidae



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Antarctolineus scotti
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Max. Length 15 cm TL
 
Cerebratulina natans
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Cerebratulus albifrons
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Cerebratulus alleni
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Cerebratulus australis
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Max. Length 5 cm TL
 
Cerebratulus californiensis
[Light-edged ribbon worm]
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Max. Length 7 cm TL
 
Cerebratulus darvelli
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Cerebratulus fasciatus
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Cerebratulus fuscus
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Cerebratulus haddoni
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Cerebratulus herculeus
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Cerebratulus johnstoni
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Cerebratulus lacteus
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Cerebratulus lineolatus
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Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Cerebratulus longiceps
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Cerebratulus magneticus
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Cerebratulus malvini
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Cerebratulus marginatus
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Cerebratulus montgomeryi
[Rose ribbon worm]
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Cerebratulus occidentalis
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Cerebratulus orochi
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Cerebratulus pantherinus
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Cerebratulus queenslandicus
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Cerebratulus roseus
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Cerebratulus rubellus
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Cerebratulus signatus
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Cerebratulus sinensis
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Diplopleura vivesi
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Dushia nigra
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Max. Length 3.3 cm TL
 
Eousia verticivaria
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Euborlasia elizabethae
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Euborlasia maycoli
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Euborlasia nigrocincta
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Heteronemertes longifissus
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Max. Length 17 cm TL
 
Iwatanemertes piperata
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Max. Length 14 cm TL
 
Lineopselloides albilineus
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Lineus acutifrons
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Lineus alborostratus
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Max. Length 3.5 cm TL
 
Lineus binigrilinearis
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Lineus cingulatus
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Lineus coccinus
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Max. Length 12 cm TL
 
Lineus flavescens
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Lineus fulvus
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Lineus lacteus
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Fenwick, David

Northeast Atlantic

Lineus longissimus(Gunnerus, 1770)

Photo by Fenwick, David
 
Lineus longissimus
[Bootlace worm]
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Lineus pallidus
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Lineus pictifrons
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Lineus ruber
[Red ribbon worm]
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Lineus rubescens
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Lineus sanguineus
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Lineus socialis
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Lineus spatiosus
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Max. Length 40 cm TL
 
Lineus torquatus
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Lineus viridis
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Micconemertes orientalis
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Micrella rufa
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Micrura achrostocephala
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Micrura affinis
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Micrura akkeshiensis
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Max. Length 60 cm TL
 
Micrura alaskensis
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Micrura albida
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Micrura aurantiaca
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Micrura bella
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Micrura caeca
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Micrura callima
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Micrura chlorapardalis
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Micrura fasciolata
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Micrura ignea
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Micrura impressa
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Micrura lactea
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Micrura leidyi
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Micrura magna
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Micrura nebulosa
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Micrura nigrirostris
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Micrura olivaris
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Micrura pardalis
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Micrura purpurea
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Micrura rockalliensis
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Micrura rubra
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Micrura rubramaculosa
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Micrura scotica
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Micrura uchidai
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Micrura verrilli
[Purple ribbon worm]
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Micrura wilsoni
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Oxypolia beaumontiana
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Paramicrura borborophila
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Parapolia aurantiaca
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Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic.

Parborlasia corrugatus(McIntosh, 1876)

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.
 
Parborlasia corrugatus
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Max. Length 3.9 cm TL
 
Perissonemertes pyrrhocephala
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Max. Length 33.5 cm TL
 
Praealbonemertes whangateaunienses
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Max. Length 12 cm TL
 
Quasilineus sinicus
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Max. Length 20 cm TL
 
Siphonenteron bilineatum
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Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
 
Utolineus uberis
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Max. Length 14 cm TL
 
Yinia pratensis
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Zygeupolia rubens
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