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Family: Orbiniidae (See list of species below)

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98 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Berkeleyia lelievrei []	No picture found Califia calida []	No picture found Haploscoloplos elongatus []
No picture found Haploscoloplos foliosus []	No picture found Haploscoloplos fragilis []	No picture found Haploscoloplos kerguelensis []
No picture found Haploscoloplos panamensis []	No picture found Leitoscoloplos bajacalifornica []	No picture found Leitoscoloplos cliffordi []
No picture found Leitoscoloplos foliosus []	No picture found Leitoscoloplos fragilis []	No picture found Leitoscoloplos gordaensis []
No picture found Leitoscoloplos kerguelensis []	No picture found Leitoscoloplos lunulus []	No picture found Leitoscoloplos mammosus []
No picture found Leitoscoloplos mexicanus []	No picture found Leitoscoloplos pachybranchiatus []	No picture found Leitoscoloplos pugettensis []
No picture found Leitoscoloplos robustus []	No picture found Leitoscoloplos sahlingi []	No picture found Leitoscoloplos williamsae []
No picture found Leodamas bathyalis []	No picture found Leodamas gracilis []	No picture found Microrbinia linea []
No picture found Nainereis laevigata []	No picture found Naineris bicornis []	No picture found Naineris dendritica []
No picture found Naineris grubei []	No picture found Naineris hainanensis []	No picture found Naineris laevigata []
No picture found Naineris mutilata []	No picture found Naineris quadraticeps []	No picture found Naineris quadricuspida []
No picture found Naineris setosa []	No picture found Naineris uncinata []	No picture found Orbinia americana []
No picture found Orbinia armandi []	No picture found Orbinia bioretti []	No picture found Orbinia dicrochaeta []
No picture found Orbinia exarmata []	No picture found Orbinia felix []	No picture found Orbinia grubei []
No picture found Orbinia johnsoni []	No picture found Orbinia kupferi []	No picture found Orbinia latreillii []
No picture found Orbinia norvegica []	No picture found Orbinia ornata []	No picture found Orbinia papillosa []
No picture found Orbinia riseri []	No picture found Orbinia sertulata []	No picture found Orbinia vietnamensis []
No picture found Orbiniella abyssalis []	No picture found Orbiniella aciculata []	No picture found Orbiniella eugeneruffi []
No picture found Orbiniella grasslei []	No picture found Orbiniella hobsonae []	No picture found Orbiniella longilobata []
No picture found Orbiniella rugosa []	No picture found Orbiniella tumida []	No picture found Paraorbinella paucibranchiata []
No picture found Pararicia belizensis []	No picture found Petibonnella multiuncinata []	No picture found Pettibonella multiuncinata []
No picture found Phylo felix []	No picture found Phylo foetida []	No picture found Phylo kubbarensis []
No picture found Phylo kupfferi []	No picture found Phylo kuwaitica []	No picture found Phylo norvegicus []
No picture found Phylo nudus []	No picture found Phylo ornatus []	No picture found Protoaricia minima []
No picture found Protoaricia oerstedii []	No picture found Protoaricia pigmentata []	No picture found Schroederella laubieri []
No picture found Scoloplos acmeceps []	No picture found Scoloplos armiger [Armed bristleworm]	No picture found Scoloplos californiensis []
No picture found Scoloplos capensis []	No picture found Scoloplos chevalieri []	No picture found Scoloplos dubia []
No picture found Scoloplos ehlersi []	No picture found Scoloplos haasi []	No picture found Scoloplos marginatus []
No picture found Scoloplos marsupialis []	No picture found Scoloplos mazatlanensis []	No picture found Scoloplos ohlini []
No picture found Scoloplos robustus []	No picture found Scoloplos rubra []	No picture found Scoloplos schmitti []
No picture found Scoloplos sparsaciculus []	No picture found Scoloplos spiniferus []	No picture found Scoloplos texana []
No picture found Scoloplos treadwelli []	No picture found Scoloplos tribulosus []	No picture found Scoloplos tumidus []
No picture found Scoloplos typicus []	No picture found Scoloplosia minima []

98 Species of Family Orbiniidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Berkeleyia lelievrei		Northeast Pacific
Califia calida		Western Central Atlantic
Haploscoloplos elongatus		Pacific Ocean.
Haploscoloplos foliosus		Eastern Pacific
Haploscoloplos fragilis		Western Central Pacific
Haploscoloplos kerguelensis		Antarctic and Pacific Oce
Haploscoloplos panamensis		Eastern Pacific
Leitoscoloplos bajacalifornica		Eastern Pacific
Leitoscoloplos cliffordi		Eastern Central Pacific
Leitoscoloplos foliosus		Western Central Atlantic
Leitoscoloplos fragilis		Western Central Atlantic
Leitoscoloplos gordaensis		Northeast Pacific
Leitoscoloplos kerguelensis		Pacific Ocean and the Ant
Leitoscoloplos lunulus		Eastern Central Pacific
Leitoscoloplos mammosus		Arctic and Northeast Atla
Leitoscoloplos mexicanus		Eastern Pacific
Leitoscoloplos pachybranchiatus		Northeast Pacific.
Leitoscoloplos pugettensis		Arctic and Eastern Pacifi
Leitoscoloplos robustus		Western Central Atlantic
Leitoscoloplos sahlingi		Northeast Pacific
Leitoscoloplos williamsae		Eastern Central Pacific
Leodamas bathyalis		Western Central Pacific
Leodamas gracilis		Indo-Pacific.
Microrbinia linea		Northwest Pacific and Wes
Nainereis laevigata		Western Central Atlantic
Naineris bicornis		Western Central Atlantic
Naineris dendritica		Western Central Atlantic
Naineris grubei		Western Atlantic and East
Naineris hainanensis		Northwest Pacific
Naineris laevigata		Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc
Naineris mutilata		Western Central Atlantic
Naineris quadraticeps		Western Indian Ocean and
Naineris quadricuspida		Northern Pacific, Norther
Naineris setosa		Western Central Atlantic
Naineris uncinata		Northeast Pacific
Orbinia americana		Western Central Atlantic
Orbinia armandi		Northeast Atlantic
Orbinia bioretti		Indo-Pacific and Northeas
Orbinia dicrochaeta		Northwest Pacific
Orbinia exarmata		Northwest Pacific
Orbinia felix		Northeast Pacific
Orbinia grubei		Mediterranean Sea.
Orbinia johnsoni		Eastern Pacific
Orbinia kupferi		Atlantic and Arctic Ocean
Orbinia latreillii		Mediterranean Sea.
Orbinia norvegica		Arctic and Northwest Atla
Orbinia ornata		Western Central Atlantic
Orbinia papillosa		Eastern Pacific
Orbinia riseri		Western Central Atlantic
Orbinia sertulata		Northeast Atlantic and th
Orbinia vietnamensis		Western Pacific
Orbiniella abyssalis		Eastern Central Pacific
Orbiniella aciculata		Southwest Pacific.
Orbiniella eugeneruffi		Western Central Pacific
Orbiniella grasslei		Eastern Central Pacific
Orbiniella hobsonae		Atlantic Ocean.
Orbiniella longilobata		Western Central Pacific
Orbiniella rugosa		Western Central Pacific
Orbiniella tumida		Eastern Central Pacific
Paraorbinella paucibranchiata		Western Central Atlantic
Pararicia belizensis		Western Central Atlantic
Petibonnella multiuncinata		Western Central Atlantic
Pettibonella multiuncinata		Western Central Atlantic
Phylo felix		Western Atlantic and East
Phylo foetida		Mediterranean Sea.
Phylo kubbarensis		Western Indian Ocean
Phylo kupfferi		Northern Atlantic, Indo-W
Phylo kuwaitica		Western Indian Ocean
Phylo norvegicus		Mediterranean Sea.
Phylo nudus		Eastern Pacific
Phylo ornatus		Pacific Ocean.
Protoaricia minima		Indo-West Pacific
Protoaricia oerstedii		Western Indian Ocean, Wes
Protoaricia pigmentata		Western Central Atlantic
Schroederella laubieri		Mediterranean Sea.
Scoloplos acmeceps		Western Central Atlantic
Scoloplos armiger	Armed bristleworm	Arctic, Northern Atlantic	12 TL
Scoloplos californiensis		Eastern Central Pacific
Scoloplos capensis		Western Central Atlantic
Scoloplos chevalieri		Indo-Pacific and Eastern
Scoloplos dubia		Western Pacific.
Scoloplos ehlersi		Southwest Pacific.
Scoloplos haasi		Mediterranean Sea.
Scoloplos marginatus		Antarctic.
Scoloplos marsupialis		Northwest Pacific
Scoloplos mazatlanensis		Eastern Pacific
Scoloplos ohlini		Southeast Pacific
Scoloplos robustus		Western Central Atlantic
Scoloplos rubra		Western Central Atlantic
Scoloplos schmitti		Arctic and Northwest Atla
Scoloplos sparsaciculus		Western Central Pacific
Scoloplos spiniferus		Western Central Pacific
Scoloplos texana		Western Central Atlantic
Scoloplos treadwelli		Western Central Atlantic
Scoloplos tribulosus		Eastern Pacific
Scoloplos tumidus		Northwest Pacific
Scoloplos typicus		Mediterranean Sea.
Scoloplosia minima		Western Central Pacific

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