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Family: Chaetopteridae



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31 species (see list below)
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Chaetopterus norvegicus
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Chaetopterus sarsi
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Antarctic, Atlantic, the

Chaetopterus variopedatus Cuvier, 1827

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Chaetopterus variopedatus
[Fairy tubeworm]
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Mesochaetopterus alipes
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Mesochaetopterus capensis
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Mesochaetopterus crypticus
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Mesochaetopterus laevis
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Mesochaetopterus mexicanus
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Mesochaetopterus minutus
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Mesochaetopterus rickettsii
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Mesochaetopterus rogeri
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Mesochaetopterus sagittarius
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Mesochaetopterus taylori
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Phyllochaetopterus anglicus
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Phyllochaetopterus arabicus
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Phyllochaetopterus bhaudi
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Phyllochaetopterus claparedii
[Tangled-straw three-section tubeworm]
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Phyllochaetopterus limicolus
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Phyllochaetopterus major
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Max. Length 30 cm H
 
Phyllochaetopterus prolifica
[Chaetopterid worm]
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Phyllochaetopterus socialis
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Phyllochaetopterus verrilli
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Sasekumaria selangora
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Spiochaetopterus bergensis
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Spiochaetopterus bonhourei
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Spiochaetopterus claparedii
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Spiochaetopterus costarum
[Glassy tube worm]
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Spiochaetopterus oculatus
[Cellophane tube worm]
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Spiochaetopterus patagonicus
[Glass worm]
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Spiochaetopterus solitarius
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Spiochaetopterus typicus
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Chaetopterus norvegicus 1835
Chaetopterus sarsi 1860
Chaetopterus variopedatus Fairy tubeworm Antarctic, Atlantic, the 1827
Mesochaetopterus alipes Eastern Pacific 1933
Mesochaetopterus capensis Western Central Atlantic 1885
Mesochaetopterus crypticus Western Indian Ocean 1976
Mesochaetopterus laevis Eastern Pacific 1960
Mesochaetopterus mexicanus Eastern Pacific 1975
Mesochaetopterus minutus Indo-Pacific. 1914
Mesochaetopterus rickettsii Eastern Pacific 1941
Mesochaetopterus rogeri Mediterranean Sea. 2008
Mesochaetopterus sagittarius Indo-West Pacific and the 1870
Mesochaetopterus taylori Western Atlantic and East 1914
Phyllochaetopterus anglicus Western Atlantic and East 1914
Phyllochaetopterus arabicus Western Indian Ocean 1869
Phyllochaetopterus bhaudi Central Arctic. 2001
Phyllochaetopterus claparedii Tangled-straw three-section tubeworm Northern Pacific 1885
Phyllochaetopterus limicolus Eastern Pacific 1960
Phyllochaetopterus major Western Central Pacific a 1869
Phyllochaetopterus prolifica Chaetopterid worm Eastern Pacific. 30 H 1914
Phyllochaetopterus socialis Indo-Pacific and the Medi 1870
Phyllochaetopterus verrilli Eastern Pacific 1943
Sasekumaria selangora Western Pacific 1976
Spiochaetopterus bergensis Western Pacific 1969
Spiochaetopterus bonhourei Western Indian Ocean 1905
Spiochaetopterus claparedii Western Central Atlantic 1885
Spiochaetopterus costarum Glassy tube worm Northern Pacific, Western 1869
Spiochaetopterus oculatus Cellophane tube worm Western Central Atlantic 1879
Spiochaetopterus patagonicus Glass worm Southeast Pacific 1866
Spiochaetopterus solitarius Mediterranean Sea. 1917
Spiochaetopterus typicus Arctic, Northeast Atlanti 1853



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