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Species Identification: Find Species


Family: Enoplidae



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130 species
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Africanthion nudum
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Chaetonema amphora
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Chaetonema canellatum
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Chaetonema captator
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Chaetonema longisetum
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Chaetonema steineri
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Chaetonema vicinum
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Cryptenoplus gerlachi
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Donsinema longisetum
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Enoploides amphioxi
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Enoploides bisulcus
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Enoploides brunettii
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Enoploides caspersi
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Enoploides cirrhatus
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Enoploides gryphus
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Enoploides harpax
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Enoploides labiatus
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Enoploides labrostriatus
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Enoploides longicaudatus
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Enoploides longispiculosus
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Enoploides spiculohamatus
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Enoploides tridentatus
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Enoploides typicus
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Enoplolaimus abnormis
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Enoplolaimus denticulatus
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Enoplolaimus enatus
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Enoplolaimus glabrus
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Enoplolaimus lenunculus
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Enoplolaimus litoralis
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Enoplolaimus longicaudatus
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Enoplolaimus paralitoralis
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Enoplolaimus propinquus
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Enoplolaimus punctatus
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Enoplolaimus regius
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Enoplolaimus similis
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Enoplolaimus strandi
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Enoplolaimus subterraneus
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Enoplolaimus villosus
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Enoplolaimus vulgaris
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Enoplus brachyuris
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Enoplus brevis
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Enoplus communis
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Enoplus marinus
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Enoplus meridionalis
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Enoplus micrognathus
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Enoplus paralittoralis
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Enoplus polaris
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Enoplus quadridentatus
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Enoplus schulzi
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Enoplus serratus
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Enoplus striatus
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Enoplus tridentatus
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Enoplus velatus
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Epacanthion brevispiculosum
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Epacanthion buetschlii
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Epacanthion crassum
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Epacanthion enoploidiforme
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Epacanthion filicaudatum
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Epacanthion gorgonocephalum
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Epacanthion incurvatum
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Epacanthion mawsoni
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Epacanthion multipapillatum
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Epacanthion oliffi
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Fenestrolaimus insulaealbae
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Fenestrolaimus murmanicus
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Fenestrolaimus profundis
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Fenestrolaimus vestitus
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Filipjevia macrolabiata
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Hyptiolaimus cephalatus
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Lineolia sieboldii
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Mesacanthion arcuatile
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Mesacanthion audax
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Mesacanthion banale
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Mesacanthion breviseta
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Mesacanthion cricetoides
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Mesacanthion ditlevseni
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Mesacanthion hawaiiense
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Mesacanthion hirsutum
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Mesacanthion longispiculum
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Mesacanthion longissimesetosum
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Mesacanthion lucifer
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Mesacanthion monhystera
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Mesacanthion pali
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Mesacanthion pannosum
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Mesacanthion studiosum
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Mesacanthion tenuicaudatum
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Mesacanthion virile
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Mesacanthoides caputmedusae
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Mesacanthoides fibulatus
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Mesacanthoides latignathus
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Mesacanthoides psittacus
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Mesacanthoides sculptilis
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Mesacanthoides sinuosus
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Mesacanthoides wieseri
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Metenoploides alatus
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Metenoploides capitulus
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Oxyonchus australis
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Oxyonchus culcitatus
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Oxyonchus dubius
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Oxyonchus hamatus
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Oxyonchus macrodon
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Oxyonchus polaris
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Oxyonchus problematicus
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Oxyonchus stateni
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Oxyonchus subantarcticus
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Paramesacanthion allgeni
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Paramesacanthion brevilabiatum
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Paramesacanthion hirsutum
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Paramesacanthion klugei
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Paramesacanthion marei
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Paramesacanthion microsetosum
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Paramesacanthion oxycephalum
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Paramesacanthion paracanthospiculum
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Paramesacanthion tricuspis
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Parasaveljevia cirrifera
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Parasaveljevia clavicauda
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Parasaveljevia lupata
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Parenoplus edentatus
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Parenoplus serratus
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Saveljevia cornuta
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Saveljevia curvidens
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Saveljevia hastata
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Saveljevia kolaensis
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Trichenoplus antarcticus
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Trileptium ayum
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Trileptium guttatum
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Trileptium iacobinum
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Trileptium parisetum
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Trileptium stylum
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Trileptium subterraneum
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Africanthion nudum 1964
Chaetonema amphora 1953
Chaetonema canellatum 1956
Chaetonema captator 1953
Chaetonema longisetum 1916
Chaetonema steineri 1927
Chaetonema vicinum 1954
Cryptenoplus gerlachi Northeast Atlantic 1966
Donsinema longisetum Northeast Atlantic 1949
Enoploides amphioxi Northeast Atlantic 1918
Enoploides bisulcus Northeast Atlantic 1967
Enoploides brunettii Northeast Atlantic 1953
Enoploides caspersi Northeast Atlantic 1966
Enoploides cirrhatus Northeast Atlantic 1918
Enoploides gryphus Northeast Atlantic 1967
Enoploides harpax Northeast Atlantic 1959
Enoploides labiatus Northeast Atlantic 1874
Enoploides labrostriatus Northeast Atlantic 1914
Enoploides longicaudatus Northeast Atlantic 1953
Enoploides longispiculosus Northeast Atlantic 1967
Enoploides spiculohamatus Northeast Atlantic 1932
Enoploides tridentatus Northeast Atlantic 1912
Enoploides typicus Northeast Atlantic 1912
Enoplolaimus abnormis Northeast Atlantic 1928
Enoplolaimus denticulatus Northeast Atlantic 1970
Enoplolaimus enatus Northeast Atlantic 1962
Enoplolaimus glabrus Northeast Atlantic 1949
Enoplolaimus lenunculus Northeast Atlantic 1959
Enoplolaimus litoralis Northeast Atlantic 1936
Enoplolaimus longicaudatus Northeast Atlantic 1914
Enoplolaimus paralitoralis Northeast Atlantic 1959
Enoplolaimus propinquus Northeast Atlantic 1922
Enoplolaimus punctatus Western Central Atlantic. 1961
Enoplolaimus regius Northeast Atlantic 1962
Enoplolaimus similis Northeast Atlantic 1929
Enoplolaimus strandi Northeast Atlantic 1940
Enoplolaimus subterraneus Northeast Atlantic 1952
Enoplolaimus villosus Northeast Atlantic 1953
Enoplolaimus vulgaris Northeast Atlantic 1893
Enoplus brachyuris Northeast Atlantic 1923
Enoplus brevis Northeast Atlantic 1865
Enoplus communis Northeast Atlantic 1865
Enoplus marinus Northeast Atlantic 1855
Enoplus meridionalis Northeast Atlantic 1921
Enoplus micrognathus Northeast Atlantic 1947
Enoplus paralittoralis Northeast Atlantic 1953
Enoplus polaris Northeast Atlantic 1946
Enoplus quadridentatus Northeast Atlantic 1853
Enoplus schulzi Northeast Atlantic 1952
Enoplus serratus Northeast Atlantic 1926
Enoplus striatus Northeast Atlantic 1863
Enoplus tridentatus Northeast Atlantic 1845
Enoplus velatus Northeast Atlantic 1959
Epacanthion brevispiculosum Northeast Atlantic 1958
Epacanthion buetschlii Northeast Atlantic 1914
Epacanthion crassum Northeast Atlantic 1926
Epacanthion enoploidiforme Northeast Atlantic 1953
Epacanthion filicaudatum Northeast Atlantic 1956
Epacanthion gorgonocephalum Northeast Atlantic 1970
Epacanthion incurvatum Northeast Atlantic 1926
Epacanthion mawsoni Northeast Atlantic 1977
Epacanthion multipapillatum Northeast Atlantic 1959
Epacanthion oliffi Northeast Atlantic 1966
Fenestrolaimus insulaealbae Northeast Atlantic 1927
Fenestrolaimus murmanicus Northeast Atlantic 1927
Fenestrolaimus profundis Northeast Atlantic 1927
Fenestrolaimus vestitus Northeast Atlantic 1956
Filipjevia macrolabiata Northeast Atlantic 1928
Hyptiolaimus cephalatus Antarctic 1920
Lineolia sieboldii Antarctic 1845
Mesacanthion arcuatile Antarctic 1959
Mesacanthion audax Northeast Atlantic 1918
Mesacanthion banale Northeast Atlantic 1927
Mesacanthion breviseta Northeast Atlantic 1927
Mesacanthion cricetoides Northeast Atlantic 1959
Mesacanthion ditlevseni Northeast Atlantic 1927
Mesacanthion hawaiiense Northeast Atlantic 1951
Mesacanthion hirsutum Northeast Atlantic 1953
Mesacanthion longispiculum Northeast Atlantic 1954
Mesacanthion longissimesetosum Northeast Atlantic 1953
Mesacanthion lucifer Northeast Atlantic 1927
Mesacanthion monhystera Northeast Atlantic 1967
Mesacanthion pali Northeast Atlantic 1959
Mesacanthion pannosum Northeast Atlantic 1959
Mesacanthion studiosum Northeast Atlantic 1964
Mesacanthion tenuicaudatum Northeast Atlantic 1912
Mesacanthion virile Northeast Atlantic 1930
Mesacanthoides caputmedusae Northeast Atlantic 1918
Mesacanthoides fibulatus Western Central Atlantic. 1967
Mesacanthoides latignathus Northeast Atlantic 1918
Mesacanthoides psittacus Northeast Atlantic 1967
Mesacanthoides sculptilis Northeast Atlantic 1967
Mesacanthoides sinuosus Northeast Atlantic 1959
Mesacanthoides wieseri Northeast Atlantic 1956
Metenoploides alatus Northeast Atlantic 1953
Metenoploides capitulus Northeast Atlantic 1953
Oxyonchus australis Antarctic 1904
Oxyonchus culcitatus Antarctic 1959
Oxyonchus dubius Antarctic 1918
Oxyonchus hamatus Antarctic 1916
Oxyonchus macrodon Antarctic 1959
Oxyonchus polaris Antarctic 1927
Oxyonchus problematicus Antarctic 1946
Oxyonchus stateni Antarctic 1930
Oxyonchus subantarcticus Antarctic 1958
Paramesacanthion allgeni Antarctic 1958
Paramesacanthion brevilabiatum Antarctic 1946
Paramesacanthion hirsutum Northeast Atlantic 1970
Paramesacanthion klugei Northeast Atlantic 1927
Paramesacanthion marei Northeast Atlantic 1970
Paramesacanthion microsetosum Northeast Atlantic 1932
Paramesacanthion oxycephalum Northeast Atlantic 1926
Paramesacanthion paracanthospiculum Northeast Atlantic 1959
Paramesacanthion tricuspis Northeast Atlantic 1950
Parasaveljevia cirrifera Northeast Atlantic 1953
Parasaveljevia clavicauda Northeast Atlantic 1927
Parasaveljevia lupata Northeast Atlantic 1953
Parenoplus edentatus Northeast Atlantic 1927
Parenoplus serratus Northeast Atlantic 1953
Saveljevia cornuta Northeast Atlantic 1956
Saveljevia curvidens Northeast Atlantic 1927
Saveljevia hastata Northeast Atlantic 1953
Saveljevia kolaensis Northeast Atlantic 1927
Trichenoplus antarcticus Northeast Atlantic 1956
Trileptium ayum Northeast Atlantic 1964
Trileptium guttatum Northeast Atlantic 1920
Trileptium iacobinum Northeast Atlantic 1959
Trileptium parisetum Northeast Atlantic 1973
Trileptium stylum Northeast Atlantic 1956
Trileptium subterraneum Northeast Atlantic 1952



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