Species Identification: Find Species


Family: Desmoscolecidae



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96 species
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Calligyrus gerlachi
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Demanema cobbi
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Desmoscolex adenotrichus
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Desmoscolex adriaticus
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Desmoscolex amaurus
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Desmoscolex americanus
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Desmoscolex annulatus
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Desmoscolex aquaedulcis
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Desmoscolex balticus
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Desmoscolex bathybius
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Desmoscolex bengalensis
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Desmoscolex borealis
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Desmoscolex californicus
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Desmoscolex campbelli
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Desmoscolex chaetogaster
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Desmoscolex conurus
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Desmoscolex cosmopolites
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Desmoscolex cristatus
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Desmoscolex draconemoides
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Desmoscolex dussarti
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Desmoscolex falcatus
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Desmoscolex fennicus
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Desmoscolex frontalis
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Desmoscolex gerlachi
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Desmoscolex gladisetosus
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Desmoscolex italicus
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Desmoscolex keiensis
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Desmoscolex klatti
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Desmoscolex labiosus
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Desmoscolex laevis
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Desmoscolex lanuginosus
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Desmoscolex latus
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Desmoscolex leptus
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Desmoscolex lissus
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Desmoscolex luteocola
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Desmoscolex max
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Desmoscolex michaelseni
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Desmoscolex minor
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Desmoscolex minutus
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Desmoscolex nanellus
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Desmoscolex nanus
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Desmoscolex nudus
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Desmoscolex parafalklandiae
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Desmoscolex pelophilus
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Desmoscolex petalodes
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Desmoscolex platycricus
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Desmoscolex prampramensis
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Desmoscolex proboscis
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Desmoscolex pusillus
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Desmoscolex quadricomoides
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Desmoscolex remifer
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Desmoscolex rostratus
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Desmoscolex rudolphi
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Desmoscolex tenuiseta
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Desmoscolex vanoyei
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Desmoscolex velifer
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Desmoscolex vinealis
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Greeffiella dasyura
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Greeffiella oxycaudata
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Hapalomus minutus
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Hapalomus terrestris
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Odetenema gesarae
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Paratricoma aberrans
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Paratricoma pratensis
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Pareudesmoscolex papillosus
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Pareudesmoscolex verrucosus
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Progreeffiella simplex
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Prototricoma longicauda
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Protricoma squamosa
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Protricomoides squamosus
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Quadricoma crassicoma
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Quadricoma crassicomoides
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Quadricoma eurycricus
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Quadricoma falklandiae
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Quadricoma filipjevioides
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Quadricoma loricata
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Quadricoma parva
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Quadricoma scanica
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Tricoma absidata
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Tricoma adelpha
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Tricoma aurita
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Tricoma bergensis
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Tricoma cincta
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Tricoma cylindricauda
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Tricoma denticulata
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Tricoma globocapitata
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Tricoma hopperi
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Tricoma lucida
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Tricoma major
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Tricoma megamphida
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Tricoma perparvula
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Tricoma rostrata
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Tricoma spinosa
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Tricoma spinosoides
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Tricoma steineri
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Tricoma strandi
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Calligyrus gerlachi Northeast Atlantic 1969
Demanema cobbi Northeast Atlantic 1970
Desmoscolex adenotrichus Northeast Atlantic 1969
Desmoscolex adriaticus Northeast Atlantic 1907
Desmoscolex amaurus Northeast Atlantic 1972
Desmoscolex americanus Northeast Atlantic 1936
Desmoscolex annulatus Northeast Atlantic 1907
Desmoscolex aquaedulcis Northeast Atlantic 1935
Desmoscolex balticus Northeast Atlantic 1971
Desmoscolex bathybius Northeast Atlantic 1970
Desmoscolex bengalensis Northeast Atlantic 1961
Desmoscolex borealis Northeast Atlantic 1963
Desmoscolex californicus Northeast Atlantic 1970
Desmoscolex campbelli Northeast Atlantic 1946
Desmoscolex chaetogaster Northeast Atlantic 1869
Desmoscolex conurus Northeast Atlantic 1916
Desmoscolex cosmopolites Northeast Atlantic 1970
Desmoscolex cristatus Northeast Atlantic 1932
Desmoscolex draconemoides Northeast Atlantic 1970
Desmoscolex dussarti Northeast Atlantic 1969
Desmoscolex falcatus Northeast Atlantic 1972
Desmoscolex fennicus Northeast Atlantic 1969
Desmoscolex frontalis Northeast Atlantic 1952
Desmoscolex gerlachi Northeast Atlantic 1970
Desmoscolex gladisetosus Northeast Atlantic 1970
Desmoscolex italicus Northeast Atlantic 1970
Desmoscolex keiensis Northeast Atlantic 1934
Desmoscolex klatti Northeast Atlantic 1954
Desmoscolex labiosus Northeast Atlantic 1969
Desmoscolex laevis Northeast Atlantic 1928
Desmoscolex lanuginosus Northeast Atlantic 1876
Desmoscolex latus Northeast Atlantic 1952
Desmoscolex leptus Northeast Atlantic 1916
Desmoscolex lissus Northeast Atlantic 1916
Desmoscolex luteocola Western Central Atlantic. 1931
Desmoscolex max Western Central Atlantic. 1970
Desmoscolex michaelseni Western Central Atlantic. 1916
Desmoscolex minor Western Central Atlantic. 1907
Desmoscolex minutus Northeast Atlantic 1863
Desmoscolex nanellus Northeast Atlantic 1939
Desmoscolex nanus Northeast Atlantic 1916
Desmoscolex nudus Western Central Atlantic. 1951
Desmoscolex parafalklandiae Western Central Atlantic. 1955
Desmoscolex pelophilus Western Central Atlantic. 1916
Desmoscolex petalodes Northeast Atlantic 1972
Desmoscolex platycricus Northeast Atlantic 1916
Desmoscolex prampramensis Northeast Atlantic 1916
Desmoscolex proboscis Northeast Atlantic 1972
Desmoscolex pusillus Northeast Atlantic 1969
Desmoscolex quadricomoides Northeast Atlantic 1970
Desmoscolex remifer Northeast Atlantic 1970
Desmoscolex rostratus Northeast Atlantic 1970
Desmoscolex rudolphi Northeast Atlantic 1916
Desmoscolex tenuiseta Northeast Atlantic 1922
Desmoscolex vanoyei Northeast Atlantic 1943
Desmoscolex velifer Northeast Atlantic 1970
Desmoscolex vinealis Northeast Atlantic 1962
Greeffiella dasyura Northeast Atlantic 1922
Greeffiella oxycaudata Northeast Atlantic 1869
Hapalomus minutus Northeast Atlantic 1916
Hapalomus terrestris Northeast Atlantic 1969
Odetenema gesarae Northeast Atlantic 2021
Paratricoma aberrans Northeast Atlantic 1937
Paratricoma pratensis Northeast Atlantic 1969
Pareudesmoscolex papillosus Northeast Atlantic 1935
Pareudesmoscolex verrucosus Northeast Atlantic 1970
Progreeffiella simplex Northeast Atlantic 1970
Prototricoma longicauda Northeast Atlantic 1970
Protricoma squamosa Northeast Atlantic 1970
Protricomoides squamosus Northeast Atlantic 1970
Quadricoma crassicoma Northeast Atlantic 1916
Quadricoma crassicomoides Northeast Atlantic 1970
Quadricoma eurycricus Northeast Atlantic 1922
Quadricoma falklandiae Northeast Atlantic 1952
Quadricoma filipjevioides Western Central Atlantic. 1970
Quadricoma loricata Western Central Atlantic. 1922
Quadricoma parva Western Central Atlantic. 1970
Quadricoma scanica Western Central Atlantic. 1935
Tricoma absidata Western Central Atlantic. 1970
Tricoma adelpha Western Central Atlantic. 1869
Tricoma aurita Western Central Atlantic. 1936
Tricoma bergensis Western Central Atlantic. 1907
Tricoma cincta Western Central Atlantic. 1894
Tricoma cylindricauda Western Central Atlantic. 1936
Tricoma denticulata Western Central Atlantic. 1970
Tricoma globocapitata Western Central Atlantic. 1970
Tricoma hopperi Western Central Atlantic. 1970
Tricoma lucida Western Central Atlantic. 1970
Tricoma major Western Central Atlantic. 1912
Tricoma megamphida Western Central Atlantic. 1970
Tricoma perparvula Western Central Atlantic. 1970
Tricoma rostrata Western Central Atlantic. 1970
Tricoma spinosa Western Central Atlantic. 1936
Tricoma spinosoides Western Central Atlantic. 1951
Tricoma steineri Western Central Atlantic. 1922
Tricoma strandi Western Central Atlantic. 1939



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