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Family: Nephtyidae



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86 species (see list below)
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Aglaophamus agilis
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Aglaophamus circinata
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Aglaophamus dibranchis
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Aglaophamus dicirris
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Aglaophamus dicirroides
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Aglaophamus elamellatus
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Aglaophamus erectans
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Aglaophamus eugeniae
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Aglaophamus igalis
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Aglaophamus inermis
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Aglaophamus juvenalis
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Aglaophamus longicephalus
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Aglaophamus lyrochaetus
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Southeast Pacific and the

Aglaophamus macroura (Schmarda, 1861)

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Aglaophamus macroura
[Purple worm]
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Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Aglaophamus malmgreni
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Aglaophamus minusculus
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Aglaophamus munamaorii
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Aglaophamus neotenus
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Aglaophamus orientalis
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Aglaophamus ornatus
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Aglaophamus paucilamellata
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Aglaophamus posterobranchus
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Aglaophamus pulcher
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Aglaophamus rubella
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Aglaophamus sinensis
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Aglaophamus surrufa
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Aglaophamus tepens
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Aglaophamus toloensis
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Aglaophamus trissophyllus
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Aglaophamus verrilli
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Aglaophamus vietnamensis
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Aglaophamus virginis
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Inermonephtys gallardi
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Inermonephtys inermis
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Micronephthys ambrizettana
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Micronephthys minuta
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Micronephthys oculifera
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Micronephthys oligobranchia
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Micronephthys sphaerocirrata
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Micronephthys stammeri
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Micronephtys minuta
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Nephtys acrochaeta
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Nephtys assignis
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Nephtys assimilis
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Nephtys bilobatus
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Nephtys brachycephala
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Nephtys brevibranchis
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Nephtys bucera
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Nephtys caeca
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Nephtys caecoides
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Nephtys californiensis
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Nephtys ciliata
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Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Nephtys cirrosa
[White catworm]
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Nephtys cornuta
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Nephtys cryptomma
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Nephtys discors
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Nephtys ectopa
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Nephtys ferruginea
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Nephtys furcifera
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Nephtys glabra
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Max. Length 20 cm TL
 
Nephtys hombergii
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Nephtys hystricis
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Nephtys imbricata
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Nephtys incisa
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Nephtys inermis
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Nephtys kersivalensis
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Nephtys longosetosa
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Nephtys magellanica
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Nephtys monroi
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Nephtys multicirrata
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Nephtys oculata
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Nephtys palatii
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Nephtys panamensis
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Nephtys paradoxa
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Nephtys parva
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Nephtys pente
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Nephtys phyllocirra
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Nephtys picta
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Nephtys polybranchia
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Nephtys punctata
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Nephtys rickettsi
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Nephtys schmitti
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Nephtys simoni
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Nephtys singularis
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Nephtys squamosa
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Nephtys tulearensis
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Aglaophamus agilis Northeast Atlantic 1880
Aglaophamus circinata Western Central Atlantic 1900
Aglaophamus dibranchis Indo-Pacific. 1877
Aglaophamus dicirris Eastern Pacific 1950
Aglaophamus dicirroides Western Central Pacific 1968
Aglaophamus elamellatus Indo-West Pacific and the 1951
Aglaophamus erectans Eastern Pacific 1950
Aglaophamus eugeniae Eastern Pacific 1972
Aglaophamus igalis Eastern Pacific
Aglaophamus inermis Eastern Pacific 1887
Aglaophamus juvenalis Western Central Atlantic 1866
Aglaophamus longicephalus Western Indian Ocean 1974
Aglaophamus lyrochaetus Eastern Atlantic and Indo 1902
Aglaophamus macroura Purple worm Southeast Pacific and the 1861
Aglaophamus malmgreni Indo-Pacific, Northern At 10 TL 1879
Aglaophamus minusculus Indo-Pacific, Northern At
Aglaophamus munamaorii Northwest Pacific 1971
Aglaophamus neotenus Arctic and Northwest Atla
Aglaophamus orientalis Western Central Pacific 1968
Aglaophamus ornatus Antarctic. 1967
Aglaophamus paucilamellata Eastern Pacific 1972
Aglaophamus posterobranchus Antarctic Atlantic 1967
Aglaophamus pulcher Northeast Atlantic 1991
Aglaophamus rubella Mediterranean Sea.
Aglaophamus sinensis Western Pacific 1932
Aglaophamus surrufa Eastern Pacific 1972
Aglaophamus tepens Western Central Pacific 1968
Aglaophamus toloensis Northwest Pacific 1992
Aglaophamus trissophyllus Antarctic 1877
Aglaophamus verrilli Western Central Atlantic 1885
Aglaophamus vietnamensis Western Central Pacific 1968
Aglaophamus virginis Antarctic Atlantic 1865
Inermonephtys gallardi Western Pacific 1968
Inermonephtys inermis Indo-West Pacific, Wester 1887
Micronephthys ambrizettana Indo-West Pacific, Wester
Micronephthys minuta Arctic, Atlantic Ocean an
Micronephthys oculifera Northwest Pacific 2000
Micronephthys oligobranchia Northwest and Western Cen 1921
Micronephthys sphaerocirrata Indo-West Pacific and the 1949
Micronephthys stammeri Mediterranean Sea. 1932
Micronephtys minuta Western Central Atlantic 1879
Nephtys acrochaeta Western Central Atlantic 1950
Nephtys assignis Eastern Pacific 1950
Nephtys assimilis Eastern Pacific, Northeas 1843
Nephtys bilobatus Eastern Pacific 1975
Nephtys brachycephala Northeast Pacific
Nephtys brevibranchis Eastern Pacific 1959
Nephtys bucera Western Central Atlantic 1868
Nephtys caeca Arctic, Northern Pacific, 1780
Nephtys caecoides Northeast Pacific
Nephtys californiensis Pacific Ocean. 1938
Nephtys ciliata Arctic, Northern Pacific,
Nephtys cirrosa White catworm Western Indian Ocean, Nor 10 TL 1868
Nephtys cornuta Northeast Pacific
Nephtys cryptomma Western Central Atlantic 1986
Nephtys discors Arctic, Northwest Atlanti
Nephtys ectopa Eastern Pacific 1919
Nephtys ferruginea Eastern Pacific and Antar 1940
Nephtys furcifera Eastern Pacific 1959
Nephtys glabra Northwest Pacific 1950
Nephtys hombergii Atlantic Ocean, Arctic, M 20 TL 1818
Nephtys hystricis Western Indian Ocean, Nor 1900
Nephtys imbricata Southeast Pacific 1857
Nephtys incisa Indo-Pacific, Atlantic, A 1865
Nephtys inermis Indo-Pacific, Atlantic, A
Nephtys kersivalensis Eastern Atlantic and the 1908
Nephtys longosetosa Indo-Pacific, Northern At 1843
Nephtys magellanica Western Central Atlantic 1912
Nephtys monroi Eastern Pacific 1950
Nephtys multicirrata Eastern Pacific 1960
Nephtys oculata Eastern Pacific 1959
Nephtys palatii Western Indian Ocean 1904
Nephtys panamensis Western Central Atlantic 1928
Nephtys paradoxa Indo-Pacific, Northern At 1874
Nephtys parva Eastern Pacific 1955
Nephtys pente Arctic, Northwest Pacific 1984
Nephtys phyllocirra Western Central Atlantic 1887
Nephtys picta Eastern Pacific and Weste 1868
Nephtys polybranchia Western Pacific 1921
Nephtys punctata Northeast Pacific
Nephtys rickettsi Arctic and Northeast Paci
Nephtys schmitti Arctic and Northeast Paci
Nephtys simoni Western Central Atlantic 1980
Nephtys singularis Eastern Pacific 1950
Nephtys squamosa Western Central Atlantic 1887
Nephtys tulearensis Western Indian Ocean. 1919



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