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Family: Glyceridae



(See list of species below)


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46 species (see list below)
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Glycera abranchiata
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Glycera africana
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Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
 
Glycera alba
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Glycera americana
[American bloodworm]
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Glycera asymmetrica
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Glycera branchiopoda
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Glycera brevicirris
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Max. Length 15 cm TL
 
Glycera capitata
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Glycera celtica
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Glycera chirori
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Glycera cinnamomea
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Glycera decipiens
[Cheating glycerid worm]
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Glycera dibranchiata
[Bloodworm]
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Glycera gigantea
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Glycera guatemalensis
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Glycera kerguelensis
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Glycera lancadivae
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Glycera lapidum
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Glycera longipinnis
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Glycera macintoshi
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Glycera madagascariensis
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Glycera mimica
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Glycera nicobarica
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Glycera onomichiensis
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Glycera oxycephala
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Glycera papillosa
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Glycera parashadi
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Glycera posterobranchia
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Glycera profundi
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Glycera prosobranchia
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Glycera robusta
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Glycera rouxi
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Glycera siphonostoma
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Glycera sphyrabrancha
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Glycera subaenea
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Glycera tenuis
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Glycera tesselata
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Glycera tridactyla
[Glycerine worm]
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Glycera unicornis
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Hemipodia pustatula
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Hemipodia simplex
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Hemipodus armatus
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Hemipodus borealis
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Hemipodus californiensis
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Hemipodus ciliatus
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Hemipodus olivieri
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Glycera abranchiata Western Central Atlantic 1901
Glycera africana Eastern Atlantic and West 1899
Glycera alba Northeast Atlantic, the M 7.5 TL 1776
Glycera americana American bloodworm Indo-Pacific and Western 1855
Glycera asymmetrica Indo-Pacific and Western
Glycera branchiopoda Eastern Pacific 1911
Glycera brevicirris Indo-Pacific and Western 1870
Glycera capitata Arctic, Indo-Pacific, Nor 15 TL 1843
Glycera celtica Northeast Atlantic and Me 1987
Glycera chirori Northwest Pacific 1912
Glycera cinnamomea Indo-West Pacific. 1874
Glycera decipiens Cheating glycerid worm Northwest Pacific 1879
Glycera dibranchiata Bloodworm Western Central Atlantic 1868
Glycera gigantea Pacific Ocean, Northeast 1866
Glycera guatemalensis Eastern Pacific 2001
Glycera kerguelensis Antarctic 1885
Glycera lancadivae Indo-West Pacific. 1861
Glycera lapidum Southwest Pacific, Northe 1865
Glycera longipinnis Indo-West Pacific and Wes 1878
Glycera macintoshi Western Pacific 1877
Glycera madagascariensis Indo-West Pacific 2001
Glycera mimica Western Central Atlantic 1965
Glycera nicobarica Western Central Pacific 1868
Glycera onomichiensis Western Pacific 1912
Glycera oxycephala Western Indian Ocean, Wes 1887
Glycera papillosa Western Central Atlantic 1857
Glycera parashadi Indo-West Pacific. 1932
Glycera posterobranchia Western Central Pacific 1920
Glycera profundi Eastern Pacific 1919
Glycera prosobranchia Eastern Pacific 2001
Glycera robusta Western Central Atlantic 1868
Glycera rouxi Indo-Pacific, Northeast A 1833
Glycera siphonostoma Pacific Ocean 1822
Glycera sphyrabrancha Indo-Pacific and Western 1861
Glycera subaenea Northwest Pacific 1878
Glycera tenuis Pacific Ocean. 1944
Glycera tesselata Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc 1863
Glycera tridactyla Glycerine worm Atlantic Ocean, Mediterra 1861
Glycera unicornis Northeast Atlantic, Medit 1818
Hemipodia pustatula Southeast Pacific 1956
Hemipodia simplex Eastern Pacific. Tropica 1857
Hemipodus armatus Western Central Atlantic 1950
Hemipodus borealis Western Central Atlantic 1901
Hemipodus californiensis Eastern Pacific 1938
Hemipodus ciliatus Eastern Pacific 1959
Hemipodus olivieri Western Central Atlantic 1974



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