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Class: Not assigned
Order: Not assigned
Family: Phoronidae

Genus: Phoronis

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9 species (see list below)
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Harasti, David

Western Central Pacific a

Phoronis australisHaswell, 1883

Photo by Harasti, David
 
Phoronis australis
[Phoronid worm]
No picture found
 
Phoronis emigi
[]

Wirtz, Peter

Atlantic Ocean, Pacific O
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Phoronis hippocrepiaWright, 1856

Photo by Wirtz, Peter
 
Phoronis hippocrepia
[]
No picture found
 
Phoronis ijimai
[Horseshoe worm]

McGuiness, Maria

Cosmopolitan.
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Phoronis muelleriSelys-Longchamps, 1903

Photo by McGuiness, Maria
 
Phoronis muelleri
[]

Trimble, Allan

Pacific, Atlantic and Med
Max. Length 1.5 cm TL
Phoronis ovalisWright, 1856

Photo by Trimble, Allan
 
Phoronis ovalis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 14 cm TL
 
Phoronis pallida
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 19 cm TL
 
Phoronis psammophila
[Phoronids]
No picture found
 
Phoronis svetlanae
[]


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