Species Identification: Find Species

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Amaeana accraensis
Amaeana antipoda		Pacific Ocean.		1926
Amaeana apheles		Western Central Pacific		1974
Amaeana gremarei		Western Central Pacific		2020
Amaeana occidentalis		Northwest and Eastern Pac		1944
Amaeana trilobata		Indo-West Pacific and Atl	1 TL	1863
Amphitrite birulai		Arctic		1899
Amphitrite brunnea		Northwest Atlantic		1854
Amphitrite buzhinskaje		Northwest Atlantic		2020
Amphitrite cirrata		Arctic, Northern Atlantic
Amphitrite figulus		Northeast Atlantic		1853
Amphitrite gracilis		Atlantic Ocean.		1860
Amphitrite grayi		Atlantic Ocean.
Amphitrite johnstoni	Johnston's ornate worm	Northern Atlantic.
Amphitrite kerguelensis		Antarctic.		1876
Amphitrite lobocephala		Northwest Pacific		1994
Amphitrite oculata		Western Pacific and Medit		1917
Amphitrite ornata	Ornate terebellid worm	Western Central Atlantic		1855
Amphitrite rubra		Western Indian Ocean, Wes		1828
Amphitrite rzhavskyi		Western Indian Ocean, Wes		2020
Amphitrite scylla		Western Indian Ocean		1822
Amphitrite variabilis		Mediterranean Sea.		1826
Amphitritides brunneocomata		Eastern Pacific		1887
Amphitritides gracilis		Mediterranean Sea.		1860
Amphitritides kuehlmanni		Mediterranean Sea.		1995
Artacama challengeriae		Antarctic Indian Ocean		1885
Artacama coniferi		Eastern Pacific		1905
Artacama globosa		Eastern Pacific
Artacama proboscidea		Arctic, Pacific Ocean, At		1866
Artacamella hancocki		Northeast Pacific and Wes		1955
Axionice flexuosa		Arctic and Northeast Atla		1860
Axionice maculata		Arctic, Northern Pacific,		1853
Betapista dekkerae		Northeast Pacific
Biremis blandi		Western Central Atlantic		1973
Colymmatops granulatus		Western Central Atlantic
Ehlersiella atlantica		Northern Atlantic		1885
Enoplobranchus sanguineus		Western Central Atlantic		1873
Eupistella darwini		Mid Atlantic		1885
Eupolymnia congruens		Mid Atlantic
Eupolymnia crassicornis		Western Central Atlantic		1861
Eupolymnia crescentis		Eastern Pacific		1919
Eupolymnia gili		Eastern Pacific		2021
Eupolymnia heterobranchia		Eastern Pacific		1901
Eupolymnia insulana		Eastern Pacific		1919
Eupolymnia kermadecensis		Southwest Pacific		1885
Eupolymnia lacazei		Southwest Pacific		2021
Eupolymnia magnifica		Western Central Atlantic		1884
Eupolymnia marenzelleri		Northwest Pacific		1944
Eupolymnia meissnerae		Northwest Pacific		2021
Eupolymnia nebulosa	Strawberry worm	Antarctic, Atlantic, the		1818
Eupolymnia nesidensis		Northeast Atlantic, the M		1822
Eupolymnia trigonostoma		Indo-West Pacific		1861
Eupolymnia umbonis		Northwest Pacific	1 DL	1990
Euthelepus kinsemboensis		Western Central Pacific
Euthelepus pascua		Western Central Atlantic		1977
Glossothelepus mexicanus		Eastern Pacific		1986
Hauchiella tribullata		Northeast Atlantic and An
Lanassa benthaliana		Mid Atlantic		1885
Lanassa capensis		Northwest Pacific		1955
Lanassa gracilis		Northeast Pacific
Lanassa nordenskioldi		Arctic and Northern Atlan
Lanassa venusta		Arctic and Northern Atlan
Lanice auricula		Northwest Pacific		1990
Lanice conchilega	Sand mason worm	Atlantic Ocean, the Medit	30 TL	1766
Lanice expansa		Atlantic Ocean, the Medit		1906
Lanice kellyslateri		Atlantic Ocean, the Medit		2021
Lanice marionensis		Antarctic Indian Ocean		1998
Lanicides bilobata		Antarctic Indian Ocean		1877
Lanicides Lanicides		Antarctic Indian Ocean		1877
Lanicides taboguillae		Western Central Atlantic		1919
Lanicides vayssierei		Antarctic Atlantic		1911
Laphania boecki		Arctic and Northern Atlan
Leaena antarctica		Antarctic		1885
Leaena arenilega		Antarctic Indian Ocean		1913
Leaena caeca		Eastern Pacific		1960
Leaena collaris		Southeast Pacific and Ant		1917
Leaena ebranchiata		Arctic, Northern Pacific,		1865
Leaena nuda		Arctic, Northern Pacific,
Leaena videns		Eastern Pacific		1919
Leaena wandelensis		Antarctic Indian Ocean		1911
Loimia arborea	Medusa spaghetti worm	Northwest Pacific and the		1903
Loimia bandera		Northwest Pacific	3 TL	1990
Loimia ingens		Pacific Ocean.		1878
Loimia medusa	Medusa worm	Indo-Pacific and Western	25 BL	1818
Loimia montagui		Eastern Pacific		1878
Loimia ochracea		Western Pacific		1878
Loimia variegata		Western Indian Ocean		1869
Loimia viridis		Western Central Atlantic		1923
Longicarpus nodus		Northwest Pacific		1990
Lysilla alba		Northwest Pacific
Lysilla loveni		Arctic, Northern Pacific,
Lysilla pacifica		Pacific Ocean.		1917
Lysilla pambanensis		Western Indian Ocean		1928
Lysilla ubianensis		Western Indian Ocean		1944
Melinella macduffi		Western Indian Ocean
Naneva hespera		Western Indian Ocean
Neoamphitrite affinis		Atlantic Ocean and the Ar		1866
Neoamphitrite edwardsi		Western Central Atlantic		1865
Neoamphitrite figulus		Northeast Atlantic and th
Neoamphitrite grayi		Northeast Atlantic and th		1865
Neoamphitrite groenlandica		Arctic, Northern Pacific		1866
Neoamphitrite robusta		Eastern Pacific		1901
Neoleprea californica		Eastern Pacific		1904
Neoleprea clavata		Western Indian Ocean		1973
Neoleprea spiralis		Western Indian Ocean
Neoleprea streptochaeta		Antarctic		1897
Nicolea bilobata		Eastern Pacific		1922
Nicolea cetrata		Western Central Atlantic		1887
Nicolea chilensis		Pacific Ocean and Antarc		1861
Nicolea galapagensis		Eastern Pacific		1919
Nicolea gracilibranchis		Indo-West Pacific		1878
Nicolea latens		Eastern Pacific		1919
Nicolea modesta		Western Central Atlantic		1873
Nicolea venustula		Western Indian Ocean, Nor		1818
Nicolea zostericola		Eastern Pacific, Northeas	5 TL	1844
Paraeupolymnia carus		Western Central Atlantic		1987
Parathelepus collaris		Mediterranean Sea.
Paraxionice artifex		Eastern Pacific		1972
Pareupolymnia carus		Western Central Atlantic		1987
Phisidia aurea		Western Indian Ocean and		1956
Pista abyssicola		Antarctic Indian Ocean		1885
Pista alata		Eastern Pacific		1909
Pista brevibranchia		Western Pacific		1915
Pista brevibranchiata		Indo-Pacific		1923
Pista corrientis		Southeast Pacific and Ant		1885
Pista cretacea		Mediterranean Sea.
Pista cristata		Arctic, Indo-Pacific, Atl		1776
Pista disjuncta		Eastern Pacific		1923
Pista fasciata		Indo-Pacific and Western		1870
Pista foliigera		Indo-West Pacific		1915
Pista fratrella		Indo-West Pacific
Pista godfroyi		Antarctic Indian Ocean		1911
Pista herpini		Indian Ocean		1928
Pista labruneae		Indian Ocean		2021
Pista lornensis		Mediterranean Sea.		1969
Pista macrolobata		Indo-West Pacific		1917
Pista maculata	Fiber tube worm	Eastern Pacific, Northern	7.5 H	1917
Pista miosseci		Eastern Pacific, Northern		2021
Pista mirabilis		Antarctic		1885
Pista moorei		Northeast Pacific
Pista pachybranchiata		Northwest Pacific		1932
Pista pacifica	Fringed-hood spaghetti-worm	Northern Pacific.
Pista palmata		Western Central Atlantic		1873
Pista papillosa		Western Central Atlantic		1988
Pista quadrilobata		Western Central Atlantic		1918
Pista robustiseta		Indo-West Pacific		1915
Pista sauriaui		Indo-West Pacific		2021
Pista sombreriana		Western Central Atlantic		1885
Pista spinifera		Antarctic		1908
Pista typha		Indo-West Pacific. Tropi		1878
Pista unibranchia		Western Indian Ocean and		1963
Pista vinogradovi		Western Indian Ocean and
Pista violacea		Western Pacific		1984
Polycirrus antarcticus		Antarctic Indian Ocean		1902
Polycirrus arcticus		Atlantic Ocean and the Ar		1865
Polycirrus arenivorus		Atlantic Ocean and the Ar		1916
Polycirrus aurantiacus		Northeast Atlantic and th
Polycirrus caliendrum		Eastern Pacific and the M		1870
Polycirrus californicus		Eastern Pacific		1909
Polycirrus carolinensis		Western Central Atlantic.
Polycirrus coccineus		Western Indian Ocean.		1869
Polycirrus corallicola		Western Central Atlantic		1900
Polycirrus decipiens		Western Indian Ocean		1905
Polycirrus denticulatus		Western Central Atlantic		1894
Polycirrus dodeka		Northwest Pacific		1990
Polycirrus eous		Northwest Pacific
Polycirrus eximius		Eastern Central Pacific a		1855
Polycirrus fedorovi		Arctic		2001
Polycirrus haematodes		Western Central Atlantic		1864
Polycirrus hamiltoni		Antarctic Indian Ocean		1921
Polycirrus insignis		Antarctic Indian Ocean		1907
Polycirrus jubatus		Mediterranean Sea.		1869
Polycirrus kerguelensis		Antarctic Atlantic and In		1885
Polycirrus latidens		Antarctic Atlantic and In		1962
Polycirrus medusa		Northeast Atlantic, Arcti		1950
Polycirrus mexicanus		Eastern Pacific		1947
Polycirrus multus		Northwest Pacific		1990
Polycirrus norvegicus		Northeast Atlantic		1912
Polycirrus pallidus		Mediterranean Sea.		1864
Polycirrus pennulifera		Western Central Atlantic		1900
Polycirrus phosphoreus		Western Central Atlantic
Polycirrus plumosus		Western Central Atlantic		1912
Polycirrus purpureus		Western Central Atlantic		1861
Polycirrus quadratus		Northwest Pacific		1990
Polycirrus tenuisetis		Eastern Atlantic, Western		1880
Polycirrus twisti		Western Indian Ocean		1928
Polymniella aurantiaca		Western Central Atlantic		1900
Proclea emmi		Arctic
Proclea graffii		Arctic, Western Indian Oc		1884
Proclea malmgreni		Arctic and Northeast Atla		1899
Rhinothelepus occabus		Northwest Pacific		1990
Scionella estevanica		Northeast Pacific
Scionella japonica		Eastern Pacific		1903
Scionella vinogradovi		Eastern Pacific
Scionides reticulata		Western Central Atlantic		1887
Spinosphaera oculata		Eastern Pacific		1944
Spinosphaera pacifica		Eastern Pacific
Streblosoma abranchiata		Eastern Pacific		1963
Streblosoma bairdi		Western Central Atlantic		1866
Streblosoma cespitosa		Indo-West Pacific		1905
Streblosoma chilensis		Northwest Pacific		1885
Streblosoma crassibranchia		Eastern Pacific		1914
Streblosoma duplicata		Northwest Pacific		1990
Streblosoma hartmanae		Western Central Atlantic		1971
Streblosoma hesslei		Mediterranean Sea.		1955
Streblosoma intestinalis		Mediterranean Sea.		1872
Streblosoma japonica		Eastern Pacific		1917
Streblosoma longa		Western Indian Ocean		1973
Streblosoma longifilis		Eastern Pacific		1963
Streblosoma persica		Western Indian Ocean		1908
Streblosoma prora		Western Central Pacific		1987
Streblosoma spiralis		Western Central Pacific
Streblosoma uncinatus		Eastern Pacific		1975
Streblosoma verrilli		Western Central Atlantic		1901
Stschapovella tatjanae		Western Central Atlantic
Telothelepus capensis		Western Central Atlantic
Telothelepus macrothoracicus		Western Indian Ocean		1980
Terebella alata		Eastern Pacific		1856
Terebella banksyi		Eastern Pacific		2021
Terebella bruneocomata		Eastern Pacific		1887
Terebella copia		Northwest Pacific		1990
Terebella ehlersi		Antarctic		1907
Terebella ehrenbergi		Indo-West Pacific, Northe		1870
Terebella flabellum		Antarctic Indian Ocean		1865
Terebella frondosa		Eastern Pacific		1856
Terebella gorgonae		Eastern Pacific		1933
Terebella lapidaria		Western Indian Ocean and		1767
Terebella parvabranchiata		Eastern Central Pacific		1906
Terebella pterochaeta		Indo-West Pacific and Atl		1861
Terebella punctata		Northwest Pacific		1917
Terebella rubra		Western Central Atlantic		1873
Terebella turgidula		Western Atlantic		1888
Terebella virescens		Western Indian Ocean		1869
Terebellanice laeviseta		Western Indian Ocean
Terebellobranchia hugonis		Western Central Pacific		1972
Terebellobranchia natalensis		Western Central Pacific
Thelepides koehleri		Western Central Pacific
Thelepus binakayanensis		Western Central Pacific		1965
Thelepus cincinnatus		Northeast Atlantic, the M		1780
Thelepus comatus		Indo-Pacific.		1859
Thelepus crispus	Terebellid worm	Eastern Pacific.	30 TL	1901
Thelepus extensus		Antarctic Indian Ocean an		1987
Thelepus gracilis		Western Central Pacific		1855
Thelepus hamatus		Eastern Pacific		1905
Thelepus japonicus		Indo-West Pacific		1884
Thelepus opimus		Northwest Pacific		1990
Thelepus plagiostoma		Indo-West Pacific and the		1861
Thelepus pulvinus		Northwest Pacific		1990
Thelepus robustus		Western Central Atlantic		1878
Thelepus setosus	Spaghetti worm	Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc		1865

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Family: Terebellidae (See list of species below)

Family: Terebellidae

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