Species Identification: Find Species


Family: Comesomatidae



(See list of species below)



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64 species
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Acantholaimus longisetosus
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Acantholaimus setosus
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Actarjania splendens
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Cervonema allometricum
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Cervonema tenuicaudatum
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Comesoma arenae
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Comesoma heterosetosum
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Comesoma minimum
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Comesoma profundi
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Comesoma simile
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Comesoma sipho
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Comesoma stenocephalum
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Comesoma tenuispiculum
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Comesoma vulgare
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Dolichosomatum klatti
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Dorylaimopsis euryonchus
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Dorylaimopsis hawaiiensis
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Dorylaimopsis metatypica
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Dorylaimopsis peculiaris
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Dorylaimopsis perfecta
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Dorylaimopsis punctata
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Grahamius odhneri
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Hopperia massiliensis
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Laimella longicauda
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Laimella minuta
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Laimella vera
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Mesonchium pellucidum
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Mesonchium poriferum
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Metacomesoma cyatholaimoides
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Metacomesoma punctatum
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Minolaimus apicalis
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Minolaimus cervoides
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Minolaimus lineatus
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Minolaimus multisupplementatus
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Notosabatieria leptosoma
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Paracomesoma dubium
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Paracomesoma hexasetosum
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Paracomesoma longispiculum
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Paracomesoma longissimum
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Paracomesoma quadrisetosum
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Paramesonchium seriale
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Pierrickia aequalis
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Pierrickia decasetosa
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Sabatieria abyssalis
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Sabatieria americana
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Sabatieria antarctica
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Sabatieria armata
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Sabatieria celtica
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Sabatieria cettensis
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Sabatieria chitwoodi
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Sabatieria granifer
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Sabatieria hilarula
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Sabatieria jubata
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Sabatieria mortenseni
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Sabatieria ornata
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Sabatieria paracupida
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Sabatieria paradoxa
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Sabatieria pulchra
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Sabatieria rota
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Sabatieria tenuicaudata
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Sabatieria vasicola
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Tridentellia crenopharynx
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Ungulilaimus filicaudatus
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Vasostoma spiratum
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acantholaimus longisetosus 1933
Acantholaimus setosus Northeast Atlantic 1970
Actarjania splendens Northwest Pacific and Wes 1967
Cervonema allometricum Northwest Pacific and Wes 1954
Cervonema tenuicaudatum Northwest Pacific and Wes 1950
Comesoma arenae Northwest Pacific and Wes 1956
Comesoma heterosetosum Northwest Pacific and Wes 1955
Comesoma minimum Northwest Pacific and Wes 1937
Comesoma profundi Northeast Atlantic 1865
Comesoma simile Northeast Atlantic 1898
Comesoma sipho Northeast Atlantic 1956
Comesoma stenocephalum Northeast Atlantic 1918
Comesoma tenuispiculum Northeast Atlantic 1921
Comesoma vulgare Northeast Atlantic 1865
Dolichosomatum klatti Northeast Atlantic 1951
Dorylaimopsis euryonchus Northeast Atlantic 1954
Dorylaimopsis hawaiiensis Northeast Atlantic 1951
Dorylaimopsis metatypica Northeast Atlantic 1936
Dorylaimopsis peculiaris Northeast Atlantic 1971
Dorylaimopsis perfecta Northeast Atlantic 1920
Dorylaimopsis punctata Northeast Atlantic 1918
Grahamius odhneri Northeast Atlantic 1959
Hopperia massiliensis Northeast Atlantic 1969
Laimella longicauda Western Central Atlantic. 1920
Laimella minuta Western Central Atlantic. 1970
Laimella vera Western Central Atlantic. 1971
Mesonchium pellucidum Western Central Atlantic. 1920
Mesonchium poriferum Western Central Atlantic. 1920
Metacomesoma cyatholaimoides Western Central Atlantic. 1954
Metacomesoma punctatum Western Central Atlantic. 1950
Minolaimus apicalis Western Central Atlantic. 2021
Minolaimus cervoides Western Central Atlantic. 1970
Minolaimus lineatus Western Central Atlantic. 1970
Minolaimus multisupplementatus Western Central Atlantic. 2021
Notosabatieria leptosoma Western Central Atlantic. 1959
Paracomesoma dubium Indo-West Pacific and the 1918
Paracomesoma hexasetosum Indo-West Pacific and the 1937
Paracomesoma longispiculum Indo-West Pacific and the 1961
Paracomesoma longissimum Indo-West Pacific and the 2021
Paracomesoma quadrisetosum Indo-West Pacific and the 1937
Paramesonchium seriale Indo-West Pacific and the 1954
Pierrickia aequalis Northeast Atlantic 1956
Pierrickia decasetosa Northeast Atlantic 1970
Sabatieria abyssalis Northeast Atlantic 1918
Sabatieria americana Northeast Atlantic
Sabatieria antarctica Antarctic Indian Ocean 1930
Sabatieria armata Northeast Atlantic 1952
Sabatieria celtica Northeast Atlantic 1914
Sabatieria cettensis Northeast Atlantic 1903
Sabatieria chitwoodi Northeast Atlantic 1954
Sabatieria granifer Northeast Atlantic 1954
Sabatieria hilarula Northeast Atlantic 1922
Sabatieria jubata Northeast Atlantic 1898
Sabatieria mortenseni Northeast Atlantic 1921
Sabatieria ornata Northeast Atlantic 1918
Sabatieria paracupida Northeast Atlantic 1965
Sabatieria paradoxa Northeast Atlantic 1967
Sabatieria pulchra Northeast Atlantic 1906
Sabatieria rota Northeast Atlantic 1957
Sabatieria tenuicaudata Northeast Atlantic 1965
Sabatieria vasicola Northeast Atlantic 1970
Tridentellia crenopharynx Northeast Atlantic 1946
Ungulilaimus filicaudatus Northeast Atlantic 1958
Vasostoma spiratum Northeast Atlantic 1954



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