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Family: Pilargidae



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68 species
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Ancistargis hamata
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Ancistargis verrucosa
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Ancistrosyllis breviceps
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Ancistrosyllis carolinensis
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Ancistrosyllis commensalis
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Ancistrosyllis groenlandica
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Ancistrosyllis hamata
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Ancistrosyllis hartmanae
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Ancistrosyllis jonesi
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Ancistrosyllis longicirrata
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Ancistrosyllis papillosa
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Ancistrosyllis vivianneae
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Cabira brevicirris
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Cabira incerta
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Glyphohesione klatti
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Litocorsa annamita
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Litocorsa antennata
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Litocorsa stremma
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Loandalia aberrans
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Loandalia americana
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Loandalia riojai
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Loandalia salazarvallejoi
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Otopsis chardyi
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Otopsis longipes
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Parandalia bennei
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Parandalia evelinae
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Parandalia ewingi
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Parandalia fauveli
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Parandalia gracilis
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Parandalia indica
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Parandalia jonesi
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Parandalia ocularis
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Parandalia tricuspis
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Parandalia vivianneae
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Pilargis berkeleyae
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Pilargis berkeleyi
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Pilargis maculata
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Pilargis mohri
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Pilargis pacifica
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Pilargis tardigrada
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Pilargis verrucosa
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Max. Length 0.9 cm TL

 
Pseudexogone backstromi
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Max. Length 1.0 cm TL

 
Pseudexogone dineti
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Max. Length 0.8 cm TL

 
Pseudexogone helmuti
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Pseudexogone imajimai
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Max. Length 3.2 cm TL

 
Pseudexogone williamsae
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Sigambra bassi
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Sigambra constricta
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Sigambra grubei
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Sigambra hanaokai
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Sigambra healyae
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Sigambra ocellata
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Sigambra papagayu
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Sigambra parva
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Sigambra robusta
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Sigambra setosa
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Sigambra tentaculata
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Sigambra vargasi
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Sigambra wassi
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Synelmis acuminata
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Synelmis albini
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Synelmis annamita
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Synelmis emiliae
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Synelmis ewingi
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Synelmis gorgonensis
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Synelmis klatti
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Synelmis rigida
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Synelmis tricupsis
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Ancistargis hamata Eastern Pacific 1960
Ancistargis verrucosa Eastern Pacific 1972
Ancistrosyllis breviceps Eastern Pacific
Ancistrosyllis carolinensis Western Central Atlantic 1976
Ancistrosyllis commensalis Western Atlantic.
Ancistrosyllis groenlandica Eastern Pacific, Atlantic 1879
Ancistrosyllis hamata Eastern Pacific and the M 1960
Ancistrosyllis hartmanae Western Central Atlantic 1966
Ancistrosyllis jonesi Western Central Atlantic 1966
Ancistrosyllis longicirrata Eastern Pacific 1961
Ancistrosyllis papillosa Western Central Atlantic 1961
Ancistrosyllis vivianneae Western Central Atlantic 1990
Cabira brevicirris Indian Ocean 1964
Cabira incerta Western Central Atlantic 1879
Glyphohesione klatti Mediterranean Sea. 1950
Litocorsa annamita Western Central Pacific 1968
Litocorsa antennata Western Central Atlantic 1986
Litocorsa stremma Mediterranean Sea.
Loandalia aberrans Mediterranean Sea.
Loandalia americana Western Central Atlantic 1947
Loandalia riojai Eastern Pacific 1987
Loandalia salazarvallejoi Eastern Pacific 1991
Otopsis chardyi Mediterranean Sea. 1974
Otopsis longipes Mediterranean Sea.
Parandalia bennei Eastern Pacific 1983
Parandalia evelinae Eastern Pacific 1991
Parandalia ewingi Western Central Atlantic 1986
Parandalia fauveli Eastern Pacific 1941
Parandalia gracilis Eastern Pacific
Parandalia indica Indo-West Pacific 1963
Parandalia jonesi Western Central Atlantic 1966
Parandalia ocularis Eastern Pacific 1971
Parandalia tricuspis Eastern Pacific 1858
Parandalia vivianneae Eastern Pacific 1990
Pilargis berkeleyae Western Central Atlantic 1933
Pilargis berkeleyi Eastern Pacific 1993
Pilargis maculata Northeast Pacific
Pilargis mohri Western Central Pacific 1968
Pilargis pacifica Western Central Atlantic 1933
Pilargis tardigrada Western Central Atlantic
Pilargis verrucosa Western Indian Ocean, Nor 1899
Pseudexogone backstromi Southeast Pacific to Cent 0.9 TL 1922
Pseudexogone dineti Northeast Atlantic ocean 1.0 TL 1974
Pseudexogone helmuti Western Indian Ocean 0.8 TL 2007
Pseudexogone imajimai Western Pacific 2007
Pseudexogone williamsae Eastern Pacific Ocean 3.2 TL 2007
Sigambra bassi Western Central Atlantic 1947
Sigambra constricta Indo-Pacific and the Medi 1921
Sigambra grubei Eastern Pacific 1858
Sigambra hanaokai Northwest and Western Cen 1960
Sigambra healyae Arctic 2008
Sigambra ocellata Arctic
Sigambra papagayu Northwest Pacific 2008
Sigambra parva Western Indian Ocean and 1963
Sigambra robusta Western Indian Ocean and
Sigambra setosa Eastern Pacific 1972
Sigambra tentaculata Arctic, Atlantic Ocean, M 1941
Sigambra vargasi Eastern Pacific 1999
Sigambra wassi Western Central Atlantic 1966
Synelmis acuminata Western Central Atlantic 1986
Synelmis albini Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc 1881
Synelmis annamita Western Central Pacific 1968
Synelmis emiliae Eastern Pacific 2003
Synelmis ewingi Eastern Pacific 1985
Synelmis gorgonensis Eastern Pacific 1933
Synelmis klatti Western Central Atlantic 1951
Synelmis rigida Western Central Atlantic 1919
Synelmis tricupsis Western Central Atlantic 1858



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