Species Identification: Find Species


Family: Enchytraeidae



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100 species
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Achaeta littoralis
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Cernosvitoviella immota
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Cognettia glandulosa
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Cognettia sphagnetorum
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Enchytraeus albidus
[White potworm]
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Enchytraeus buchholzi
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Enchytraeus capitatus
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Enchytraeus kincaidi
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Enchytraeus lacteus
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Enchytraeus metlakatlensis
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Enchytraeus minutus
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Enchytraeus multiannulatoides
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Enchytraeus multiannulatus
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Enchytraeus rupus
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Fridericia bulboides
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Fridericia bulbosa
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Fridericia callosa
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Fridericia paroniana
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Fridericia ratzeli
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Fridericia striata
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Grania atlantica
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Grania hongkongensis
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Grania incerta
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Grania inermis
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Grania lasserrei
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Grania macrochaeta
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Grania maricola
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Grania monochaeta
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Grania monospermatheca
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Grania ovitheca
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Grania paucispina
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Grania postclitellochaeta
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Grania pusilla
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Grania roscoffensis
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Grania stilifera
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Grania variochaeta
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Hemifridericia parva
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Henlea nasuta
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Henlea perpusilla
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Lumbricillus algensis
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Lumbricillus annulatus
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Lumbricillus arenarius
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Lumbricillus belli
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Lumbricillus buelowi
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Lumbricillus christenseni
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Lumbricillus curtus
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Lumbricillus dubius
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Lumbricillus eiseni
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Lumbricillus enteromorphae
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Lumbricillus fennicus
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Lumbricillus franciscanus
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Lumbricillus helgolandicus
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Lumbricillus kaloensis
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Lumbricillus knoellneri
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Lumbricillus lineatus
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Lumbricillus macrothecatus
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Lumbricillus merriami
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Lumbricillus mirabilis
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Lumbricillus murmanicus
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Lumbricillus niger
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Lumbricillus pagenstecheri
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Lumbricillus pumilio
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Lumbricillus qualicumensis
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Lumbricillus reynoldsoni
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Lumbricillus rivalis
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Lumbricillus rupertensis
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Lumbricillus scoticus
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Lumbricillus semifuscus
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Lumbricillus tsimpseanis
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Lumbricillus tuba
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Lumbricillus viridis
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Marionina achaeta
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Marionina alaskae
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Marionina appendiculata
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Marionina arenaria
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Marionina argentea
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Marionina charlottensis
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Marionina coatesae
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Marionina communis
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Marionina georgiana
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Marionina glandulifera
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Marionina graefei
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Marionina levitheca
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Marionina neroutsensis
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Marionina nevisensis
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Marionina oligosetosa
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Marionina postclitellochaeta
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Marionina preclitellochaeta
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Marionina sjaelandica
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Marionina southerni
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Marionina spicula
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Marionina sublitoralis
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Marionina subterranea
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Max. Length 0.3 cm TL

 
Marionina vancouverensis
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Marionina welchi
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Mesenchytraeus armatus
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Propappus glandulosus
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Max. Length 1.2 cm TL

 
Stephensoniella marina
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Stephensoniella sterreri
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Stephensoniella trevori
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Achaeta littoralis Northeast Atlantic 1968
Cernosvitoviella immota Northeast Atlantic
Cognettia glandulosa Northeast Atlantic 1888
Cognettia sphagnetorum Northeast Atlantic 1877
Enchytraeus albidus White potworm North Atlantic, Southeast 1837
Enchytraeus buchholzi North Atlantic, Southeast 1879
Enchytraeus capitatus North Atlantic, Southeast 1957
Enchytraeus kincaidi Northeast Pacific 1904
Enchytraeus lacteus Northeast Pacific 1961
Enchytraeus metlakatlensis Eastern Pacific 1904
Enchytraeus minutus Eastern Pacific 1961
Enchytraeus multiannulatoides Eastern Pacific 1936
Enchytraeus multiannulatus Northeast Pacific 1936
Enchytraeus rupus Northeast Pacific 1980
Fridericia bulboides Northeast Pacific 1959
Fridericia bulbosa Northeast Atlantic 1887
Fridericia callosa Northeast Atlantic 1878
Fridericia paroniana Northeast Atlantic 1904
Fridericia ratzeli Northeast Atlantic 1872
Fridericia striata Northeast Atlantic 1884
Grania atlantica Northeast Atlantic
Grania hongkongensis Northwest Pacific 1990
Grania incerta Northeast Pacific 1980
Grania inermis Northwest Pacific 1990
Grania lasserrei Antarctic Atlantic 1997
Grania macrochaeta Antarctic Atlantic 1901
Grania maricola Northeast Pacific 1913
Grania monochaeta Antarctic Atlantic 1888
Grania monospermatheca Antarctic Atlantic
Grania ovitheca Northeast Atlantic 1977
Grania paucispina Northeast Pacific 1904
Grania postclitellochaeta Northeast Atlantic 1835
Grania pusilla Northeast Atlantic 1974
Grania roscoffensis Northeast Atlantic 1967
Grania stilifera Northwest Pacific 1990
Grania variochaeta Northeast Atlantic 1976
Hemifridericia parva Northeast Atlantic 1949
Henlea nasuta Northeast Atlantic 1878
Henlea perpusilla Northeast Atlantic 1911
Lumbricillus algensis Northeast Atlantic 1977
Lumbricillus annulatus Northeast Pacific 1904
Lumbricillus arenarius Arctic and Northern Atlan 1889
Lumbricillus belli Northeast Pacific 1969
Lumbricillus buelowi Northeast Pacific 1959
Lumbricillus christenseni Northeast Pacific 1966
Lumbricillus curtus Northeast Pacific 1981
Lumbricillus dubius Northeast Pacific 1911
Lumbricillus eiseni Northeast Pacific 1937
Lumbricillus enteromorphae Northeast Pacific 1957
Lumbricillus fennicus Northeast Pacific 1964
Lumbricillus franciscanus Northeast Pacific 1904
Lumbricillus helgolandicus Northeast Atlantic 1959
Lumbricillus kaloensis Northeast Atlantic 1959
Lumbricillus knoellneri Northeast Atlantic 1959
Lumbricillus lineatus Arctic, Northeast Pacific 1774
Lumbricillus macrothecatus Arctic, Northeast Pacific 1976
Lumbricillus merriami Northeast Pacific 1904
Lumbricillus mirabilis Northeast Pacific 1969
Lumbricillus murmanicus Northeast Pacific 1978
Lumbricillus niger Northeast Pacific 1909
Lumbricillus pagenstecheri Northeast Pacific 1869
Lumbricillus pumilio Northeast Pacific 1932
Lumbricillus qualicumensis Northeast Pacific 1969
Lumbricillus reynoldsoni Northeast Pacific 1948
Lumbricillus rivalis Northeast Pacific 1883
Lumbricillus rupertensis Northeast Pacific 1981
Lumbricillus scoticus Northeast Pacific 1926
Lumbricillus semifuscus Northeast Atlantic 1861
Lumbricillus tsimpseanis Northeast Pacific 1981
Lumbricillus tuba Northeast Pacific and Nor 1911
Lumbricillus viridis Northeast Pacific and Nor 1911
Marionina achaeta Northeast Pacific and Nor 1954
Marionina alaskae Northeast Pacific 1904
Marionina appendiculata Northeast Pacific and Nor 1959
Marionina arenaria Northeast Pacific and Nor 1979
Marionina argentea Northeast Pacific and Nor 1889
Marionina charlottensis Northeast Pacific 1980
Marionina coatesae Northwest Pacific 1990
Marionina communis Northwest Pacific 1959
Marionina georgiana Northeast Pacific 1889
Marionina glandulifera Northeast Pacific 1960
Marionina graefei Northeast Pacific 1983
Marionina levitheca Northwest Pacific 1990
Marionina neroutsensis Northeast Pacific 1980
Marionina nevisensis Indo-Pacific and Atlantic 1979
Marionina oligosetosa Indo-Pacific and Atlantic 1983
Marionina postclitellochaeta Indo-Pacific and Atlantic
Marionina preclitellochaeta Indo-Pacific and Atlantic 1963
Marionina sjaelandica Northeast Pacific and Nor 1961
Marionina southerni Northeast Pacific and Nor 1937
Marionina spicula Northeast Atlantic 1847
Marionina sublitoralis Northeast Atlantic 1976
Marionina subterranea Eastern Pacific, Western 1935
Marionina vancouverensis Northern Pacific 0.3 TL 1980
Marionina welchi Northern Pacific
Mesenchytraeus armatus Northern Pacific 1883
Propappus glandulosus Europe 1905
Stephensoniella marina Indo-West Pacific and Wes 1.2 TL
Stephensoniella sterreri Northwest Pacific and Wes 1976
Stephensoniella trevori Northeast Pacific 1980



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