| Species name | Common name | Distribution | Max. Length (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pherusa arenosa (Monro, 1928) |
Eastern Pacific | ||
| Pherusa bengalensis (Fauvel, 1932) |
Indo-West Pacific | ||
| Pherusa capensis (McIntosh, 1885) |
Southeast Atlantic and Indo-Pacific | ||
| Pherusa capulata (Moore, 1909) |
Eastern Pacific | ||
| Pherusa coronata (Ehlers, 1908) |
Indo-West Pacific | ||
| Pherusa curvisetis (Caullery, 1944) |
Western Pacific | ||
| Pherusa dubia (Treadwell, 1929) |
Western Central Atlantic | ||
| Pherusa eruca (Claparède, 1870) |
Western Central Atlantic and Western Central Pacific | ||
| Pherusa flabellata (Sars, 1871) |
Northeast Atlantic, Western Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea | ||
| Pherusa hamocarens (Monro, 1937) |
Western Indian Ocean | ||
| Pherusa heteropapillata Hartmann-Schröder, 1965 |
Papillous worm | Southeast Pacific | |
| Pherusa inflata (Treadwell, 1914) |
Western Central Atlantic and Eastern Pacific | ||
| Pherusa kerguelarum (Grube, 1877) |
Antarctic Indian Ocean | ||
| Pherusa laevis (Stimpson, 1856) |
Southeast Atlantic and Western Indian Ocean | ||
| Pherusa monilifera (Delle Chiaje, 1841) |
Mediterranean Sea | ||
| Pherusa monroi (Day, 1957) |
Indo-West Pacific | ||
| Pherusa negligens unspecified |
Northeast Pacific | ||
| Pherusa neopapillata (Hartman, 1961) |
Eastern Pacific | ||
| Pherusa papillata (Johnson, 1901) |
Eastern Pacific | ||
| Pherusa parmata (Grube, 1877) |
Buckler spiny worm | Indo-West Pacific | |
| Pherusa plumosa (Müller, 1776) |
Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea | 5 | |
| Pherusa scutigera (Ehlers, 1887) |
Western Central Atlantic | ||
| Pherusa swakopiana (Augener, 1918) |
Western Central Pacific and Antarctic Atlantic | ||
| Pherusa tenera (Grube, 1868) |
Western Indian Ocean |