Species Identification

Species Identification

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Family: Sternaspidae

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Photo by Miller, Todd

Sternaspis fossor
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Sternaspis laevis
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Sternaspis maior
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Photo by Tiralongo, Francesco

Sternaspis scutata
[Scutate stermaspid worm]

Scientific Name Sternaspis fossor Sternaspis laevis Sternaspis maior Sternaspis scutata	English Name	Distribution Arctic, Indo-Pacific, Atl Eastern Pacific Western Central Atlantic Western Central Pacific	Max. Length	Year 1817 1854 1919 1944

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Identification by pictures:

If you already know the Family, go to Search SeaLifeBase, select Family and click on 'Identification by pictures' to display all available pictures in SeaLifeBase for the family.

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