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Family: Cirratulidae



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114 species (see list below)
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Aphelochaeta filiformis
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Aphelochaeta longisetosa
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Aphelochaeta marioni
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Aphelochaeta monilaris
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Aphelochaeta multibranchis
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Aphelochaeta multifilis
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Aphelochaeta secunda
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Aphelochaeta serratiseta
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Caulleriella alata
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Caulleriella bioculata
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Caulleriella fragilis
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Caulleriella glabra
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Caulleriella gracilis
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Caulleriella hamata
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Caulleriella killariensis
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Caulleriella serrata
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Caulleriella typhlops
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Chaetocirratulus epitocus
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Chaetozone andersenensis
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Chaetozone armata
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Chaetozone atlantica
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Chaetozone caputesocis
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Chaetozone careyi
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Chaetozone carpenteri
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Chaetozone corona
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Chaetozone flagellifera
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Chaetozone gayheadia
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Chaetozone gibber
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Chaetozone gracilis
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Chaetozone jubata
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Chaetozone maotienae
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Chaetozone multioculata
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Chaetozone pigmentata
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Chaetozone ruffi
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Chaetozone setosa
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Chaetozone spinosa
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Chaetozone zetlandica
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Cirratulus africanus
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Cirratulus annamensis
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Cirratulus assimilis
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Cirratulus borealis
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Cirratulus cingulatus
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Cirratulus cirratus
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Cirratulus exuberans
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Cirratulus gracilis
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Cirratulus grandis
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Cirratulus hedgpethi
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Cirratulus jucundus
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Cirratulus patagonicus
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Cirratulus revillagigedoensis
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Cirratulus robustus
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Cirratulus setosa
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Cirratulus sinincolens
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Cirratulus spectabilis
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Cirratulus zebuensis
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Cirrhinereis incertus
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Cirrhineris nesiotes
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Cirriformia afer
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Cirriformia capensis
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Cirriformia chrysodermoides
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Cirriformia crassicollis
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Cirriformia dasylophia
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Cirriformia filigera
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Cirriformia grandis
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Cirriformia hawaiensis
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Cirriformia luxuriosa
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Cirriformia nasuta
[Angel hair worm]
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Cirriformia punctata
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Cirriformia saxatilis
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Cirriformia semicincta
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Cirriformia spirabrancha
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Cirriformia tentaculata
[Tentacular cirriform polychaete]
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Cirriformia tortugaensis
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Cirriformia violacea
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Dodecaceria caulleryi
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Dodecaceria concharum
[Coralline-encased filament-worm]
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Dodecaceria coralii
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Dodecaceria diceria
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Dodecaceria fewkesi
[Colonial tube worm]
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Dodecaceria fistulicola
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Dodecaceria joubini
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Dodecaceria laddi
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Dodecaceria multifiligera
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Dodecaceria opulens
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Dodecaceria pacifica
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Dodecaceria pulchra
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Dodecaceria saxicola
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Dodecaceria sextentaculata
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Monticellina annulosa
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Monticellina heterochaeta
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Monticellina tesselata
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Pseudocirratulus kingstonensis
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Raricirrus beryli
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Raricirrus maculatus
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Tharyx acutus
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Tharyx alaskensis
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Tharyx annulosus
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Tharyx cincinnatus
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Tharyx dorsobranchialis
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Tharyx filibranchia
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Tharyx kirkegaardi
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Tharyx parvus
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Tharyx perbranchiata
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Tharyx retieri
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Tharyx secundus
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Tharyx setigera
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Tharyx similis
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Timarete anchylochaeta
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Timarete antarcticus
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Timarete caribous
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Timarete dollfusi
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Timarete filigera
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Timarete julianae
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Timarete punctata
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Aphelochaeta filiformis Northeast Atlantic, Indo- 1862
Aphelochaeta longisetosa Eastern Pacific 1959
Aphelochaeta marioni Arctic, Indo-West Pacific 1894
Aphelochaeta monilaris Eastern Pacific 1960
Aphelochaeta multibranchis Northeast Atlantic and th 1863
Aphelochaeta multifilis Indo-Pacific. 1909
Aphelochaeta secunda Eastern Pacific 1968
Aphelochaeta serratiseta Eastern Pacific 1968
Caulleriella alata Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc 1914
Caulleriella bioculata Indo-Pacific, Northeast A 1862
Caulleriella fragilis Indo-Pacific, Northeast A
Caulleriella glabra Western Central Pacific 1968
Caulleriella gracilis Western Central Pacific
Caulleriella hamata Eastern Pacific 1948
Caulleriella killariensis Northeast Atlantic and th 1914
Caulleriella serrata Northeast Atlantic
Caulleriella typhlops Northwest Pacific 1905
Chaetocirratulus epitocus Antarctic Atlantic 1930
Chaetozone andersenensis Antarctic 1932
Chaetozone armata Eastern Pacific 1963
Chaetozone atlantica Western Central Atlantic 1885
Chaetozone caputesocis Northeast Atlantic, Medit 1894
Chaetozone careyi Arctic and Northwest Atla 2015
Chaetozone carpenteri Mediterranean Sea. 1911
Chaetozone corona Eastern Pacific and the M 1941
Chaetozone flagellifera Western Central Pacific 1968
Chaetozone gayheadia Western Central Pacific
Chaetozone gibber Northeast Atlantic and th 1994
Chaetozone gracilis Eastern Pacific 1923
Chaetozone jubata Central Arctic. 2003
Chaetozone maotienae Western Central Pacific 1968
Chaetozone multioculata Eastern Pacific 1961
Chaetozone pigmentata Arctic and Northwest Paci 2015
Chaetozone ruffi Arctic 2015
Chaetozone setosa Indo-Pacific, Northern At 1867
Chaetozone spinosa Eastern Pacific 1903
Chaetozone zetlandica Western Indian Ocean and 1911
Cirratulus africanus Indo-West Pacific 1906
Cirratulus annamensis Western Pacific 1968
Cirratulus assimilis Western Central Atlantic 1885
Cirratulus borealis Western Central Atlantic 1818
Cirratulus cingulatus Eastern Pacific 1901
Cirratulus cirratus Cosmopolitan. 1776
Cirratulus exuberans Eastern Pacific 1919
Cirratulus gracilis Indo-Pacific 1923
Cirratulus grandis Western Central Atlantic.
Cirratulus hedgpethi Western Central Atlantic 1951
Cirratulus jucundus Antarctic Atlantic 1866
Cirratulus patagonicus Antarctic Atlantic 1866
Cirratulus revillagigedoensis Eastern Pacific 1959
Cirratulus robustus Eastern Pacific 1901
Cirratulus setosa Eastern Pacific 1867
Cirratulus sinincolens Eastern Pacific 1919
Cirratulus spectabilis Northeast Pacific
Cirratulus zebuensis Northeast Pacific 1885
Cirrhinereis incertus Eastern Atlantic 1936
Cirrhineris nesiotes Eastern Pacific 1919
Cirriformia afer Eastern Pacific 1908
Cirriformia capensis Northwest Pacific and Wes 1861
Cirriformia chrysodermoides Western Central Pacific 1965
Cirriformia crassicollis Western Central Pacific 1866
Cirriformia dasylophia Indo-West Pacific 1879
Cirriformia filigera Pacific Ocean and the Med
Cirriformia grandis Western Central Atlantic 1873
Cirriformia hawaiensis Western Central Atlantic 1956
Cirriformia luxuriosa Western Central Atlantic
Cirriformia nasuta Angel hair worm Southeast Pacific, Atlant 1897
Cirriformia punctata Pacific Ocean 1856
Cirriformia saxatilis Western Indian Ocean 1905
Cirriformia semicincta Indo-Pacific. 1905
Cirriformia spirabrancha Eastern Pacific 1904
Cirriformia tentaculata Tentacular cirriform polychaete Northeast Atlantic, Indo- 1808
Cirriformia tortugaensis Western Central Atlantic 1922
Cirriformia violacea Eastern Pacific 1981
Dodecaceria caulleryi Eastern Pacific
Dodecaceria concharum Coralline-encased filament-worm Eastern Pacific, Atlantic 1843
Dodecaceria coralii Western Central Atlantic 1855
Dodecaceria diceria Western Central Atlantic 1951
Dodecaceria fewkesi Colonial tube worm Northeast Pacific 3.8 TL 1954
Dodecaceria fistulicola Indo-Pacific 1901
Dodecaceria joubini Western Indian Ocean 1905
Dodecaceria laddi Indo-West Pacific 1954
Dodecaceria multifiligera Southeast Pacific 1962
Dodecaceria opulens Eastern Pacific 1908
Dodecaceria pacifica Eastern Pacific 1889
Dodecaceria pulchra Western Central Atlantic 1955
Dodecaceria saxicola Mediterranean Sea. 1855
Dodecaceria sextentaculata Mediterranean Sea. 1826
Monticellina annulosa Western Central Atlantic 1965
Monticellina heterochaeta Mediterranean Sea. 1961
Monticellina tesselata Eastern Pacific and the M 1960
Pseudocirratulus kingstonensis Western Central Atlantic 1922
Raricirrus beryli Western Central Atlantic 1991
Raricirrus maculatus Western Central Atlantic 1961
Tharyx acutus Eastern Central Pacific, 1887
Tharyx alaskensis Arctic 2015
Tharyx annulosus Eastern Pacific
Tharyx cincinnatus Antarctic Indian Ocean 1908
Tharyx dorsobranchialis Western Central Atlantic, 1959
Tharyx filibranchia Western Pacific 1961
Tharyx kirkegaardi Arctic 1991
Tharyx parvus Eastern Pacific 1929
Tharyx perbranchiata Eastern Pacific 1918
Tharyx retieri Eastern Atlantic 1994
Tharyx secundus Eastern Atlantic
Tharyx setigera Eastern Atlantic
Tharyx similis Eastern Atlantic
Timarete anchylochaeta Indo-West Pacific. 1861
Timarete antarcticus Antarctic 1930
Timarete caribous Western Central Atlantic 1856
Timarete dollfusi Mediterranean Sea. 1928
Timarete filigera Western Indian Ocean, Wes 1828
Timarete julianae Western Central Atlantic 1958
Timarete punctata Western Central Atlantic 1859



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