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Family: Pectinariidae



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36 species (see list below)
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Amphictene auricoma
[Backbone]
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Amphictene crassa
[]
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Amphictene japonica
[]
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Amphictene jianqingi
[]
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Amphictene moorei
[]
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Cistenides brevicoma
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Cistenides ehlersi
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Cistenides granulata
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Cistenides hyperborea
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Cistenides regalis
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Lagis australis
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Lagis bocki
[Bock's pectinated-worm]
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Max. Length 5 cm TL
 
Lagis koreni
[Trumpet worm]
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Lagis neapolitana
[]
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Lagis tenera
[]
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Pectinaria aegyptia
[]
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Max. Length 3 cm BL
 
Pectinaria antipoda
[]
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Pectinaria belgica
[]
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Pectinaria californiensis
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Pectinaria capensis
[Cone-tube worm]
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Pectinaria chilensis
[]
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Pectinaria conchilega
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Pectinaria dayaensis
[]

Photo by Harvey-Clark, Chris

Western Central Atlantic

Pectinaria gouldii (Verrill, 1874)

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Pectinaria gouldii
[Ice cream cone worm]
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Pectinaria granulata
[Tusk coneworm]
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Pectinaria hartmanae
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Pectinaria leioscapha
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Pectinaria lizhei
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Pectinaria meredithi
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Pectinaria nana
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Pectinaria papillosa
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Pectinaria regalis
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Pectinaria xiukaii
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Petta assimilis
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Petta pellucida
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Petta pusilla
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Amphictene auricoma Backbone Western Indian Ocean, Eas 1776
Amphictene crassa Indo-West Pacific 1870
Amphictene japonica Northwest Pacific 1928
Amphictene jianqingi Northwest Pacific 2022
Amphictene moorei Arctic and Northeast Paci 1929
Cistenides brevicoma Eastern Pacific 1901
Cistenides ehlersi Southeast Pacific 1917
Cistenides granulata Arctic and Eastern Pacifi 1767
Cistenides hyperborea Northern Atlantic and the 1866
Cistenides regalis Eastern Pacific 1902
Lagis australis Western Central Pacific 1904
Lagis bocki Bock's pectinated-worm Northwest Pacific 1917
Lagis koreni Trumpet worm Indo-West Pacific, Northe 5 TL 1866
Lagis neapolitana Mediterranean Sea. 1869
Lagis tenera Eastern Pacific 1959
Pectinaria aegyptia Western Indian Ocean 1822
Pectinaria antipoda Indo-West Pacific. 3 BL 1861
Pectinaria belgica Atlantic Ocean, Mediterra 1766
Pectinaria californiensis Arctic and Eastern Pacifi 1941
Pectinaria capensis Cone-tube worm Eastern Atlantic and Indo 1766
Pectinaria chilensis Western Central Atlantic 1928
Pectinaria conchilega Northwest Pacific 1878
Pectinaria dayaensis Northwest Pacific 2022
Pectinaria gouldii Ice cream cone worm Western Central Atlantic 1874
Pectinaria granulata Tusk coneworm Northeast Pacific, Northw
Pectinaria hartmanae Eastern Pacific 1968
Pectinaria leioscapha Western Central Pacific 1944
Pectinaria lizhei Western Central Pacific 2022
Pectinaria meredithi Western Central Atlantic 1973
Pectinaria nana Western Indian Ocean 1949
Pectinaria papillosa Northwest Pacific 1944
Pectinaria regalis Western Central Atlantic 1901
Pectinaria xiukaii Western Central Atlantic 2022
Petta assimilis Antarctic Indian Ocean 1885
Petta pellucida Western Central Atlantic 1887
Petta pusilla Mediterranean Sea.



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