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Family: Arenicolidae



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18 species (see list below)
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Abarenicola affinis
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Abarenicola claparedi
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Photo by Cowles, David

Northeast Pacific

Abarenicola pacifica unspecified

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Abarenicola pacifica
[Pacific neopolitan lugworm]
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Abarenicola pusilla
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Abarenicola vagabunda
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Arenicola antillensis
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Arenicola brasiliensis
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Arenicola cristata
[Southern lugworm]
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Arenicola defodiens
[Black lug]
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Arenicola glacialis
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Arenicola glasselli
[]

Photo by Fenwick, David

Northeast Atlantic and th

Arenicola marina (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Arenicola marina
[Northern lugworm]
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Arenicolides branchialis
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Arenicolides ecaudata
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Arenicolides grubii
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Branchiomaldane simplex
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Branchiomaldane vicenti
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Branchiomaldane vincenti
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Abarenicola affinis Southeast Atlantic, Antar 1902
Abarenicola claparedi Mediterranean Sea. 1884
Abarenicola pacifica Pacific neopolitan lugworm Northeast Pacific
Abarenicola pusilla Northeast Pacific
Abarenicola vagabunda Northeast Pacific
Arenicola antillensis Western Central Atlantic 1864
Arenicola brasiliensis Western Central Atlantic 1958
Arenicola cristata Southern lugworm Western Central Atlantic, 1856
Arenicola defodiens Black lug Northeast Atlantic 1993
Arenicola glacialis Eastern Pacific 1960
Arenicola glasselli Eastern Pacific 1939
Arenicola marina Northern lugworm Northeast Atlantic and th 1758
Arenicolides branchialis Mediterranean Sea. 1833
Arenicolides ecaudata Mediterranean Sea. 1835
Arenicolides grubii Mediterranean Sea. 1868
Branchiomaldane simplex Mediterranean Sea. 1932
Branchiomaldane vicenti Mediterranean Sea. 1881
Branchiomaldane vincenti Indo-Pacific and Atlantic 1881



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