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Family: Nereididae



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305 species (see list below)
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Perinereis nigropunctata
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Perinereis nuntia
[Bar-toothed nereid]
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Perinereis obfuscata
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Perinereis oliveirae
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Perinereis perspicillata
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Perinereis pseudocamiguina
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Perinereis pseudocavifrons
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Perinereis quatrefagesi
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Perinereis rhombodonta
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Perinereis rullieri
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Perinereis singaporiensis
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Perinereis striolata
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Perinereis suluana
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Perinereis tenuisetis
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Max. Length 9 cm BL
 
Perinereis vallata
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Perinereis vancaurica
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Perinereis villalobosi
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Perinereis weijhouensis
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Platynereis abnormis
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Platynereis agassizi
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Platynereis australis
[Kelp worm]
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Platynereis bicanaliculata
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Platynereis coccinea
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Platynereis dumerilii
[Dumeril's clam worm]
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Platynereis fuscorubida
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Platynereis hugonis
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Max. Length 2.5 cm BL
 
Platynereis insolita
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Platynereis magalhaensis
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Platynereis massiliensis
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Platynereis nadiae
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Platynereis pallida
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Platynereis polyscalma
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Platynereis pulchella
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Platynereis sinica
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Pseudonereis gallapagensis
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Pseudonereis jihueiensis
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Pseudonereis kihawensis
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Pseudonereis rottnestiana
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Pseudonereis trimaculata
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Pseudonereis variegata
[Mussel worm 80553]
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Rullierinereis anoculata
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Rullierinereis bahamensis
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Rullierinereis fauchaldi
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Rullierinereis mexicana
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Rullierinereis misakiensis
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Sinonereis heteropoda
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Stenoninereis martini
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Tambalagamia fauveli
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Tylonereis bogoyawlenskyi
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Tylonereis heterochaeta
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Tylorrhynchus heterochaetus
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Websterinereis foli
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Websterinereis glauca
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Websterinereis punctata
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Websterinereis tridentata
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Perinereis nigropunctata Indo-West Pacific 1889
Perinereis nuntia Bar-toothed nereid Indo-West Pacific and the 1818
Perinereis obfuscata Indo-Pacific. 1878
Perinereis oliveirae Mediterranean Sea. 1889
Perinereis perspicillata Indo-West Pacific 1878
Perinereis pseudocamiguina Southeast Pacific 1922
Perinereis pseudocavifrons Western Central Pacific 1930
Perinereis quatrefagesi Western Central Pacific 1878
Perinereis rhombodonta Northwest Pacific 1981
Perinereis rullieri Mediterranean Sea. 1974
Perinereis singaporiensis Indo-Pacific. 1878
Perinereis striolata Indo-West Pacific 1878
Perinereis suluana Indo-West Pacific 1924
Perinereis tenuisetis Mediterranean Sea. 1915
Perinereis vallata Southeast Atlantic and In 9 BL 1857
Perinereis vancaurica Indo-West Pacific and Wes 1868
Perinereis villalobosi Eastern Pacific 1947
Perinereis weijhouensis Northwest Pacific 1981
Platynereis abnormis Indo-West Pacific 1924
Platynereis agassizi Eastern Pacific 1868
Platynereis australis Kelp worm Pacific Ocean, Southern A
Platynereis bicanaliculata Pacific Ocean. 1863
Platynereis coccinea Mediterranean Sea. 1827
Platynereis dumerilii Dumeril's clam worm Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc 1833
Platynereis fuscorubida Indo-West Pacific 1878
Platynereis hugonis Western Central Pacific 1972
Platynereis insolita Indo-Pacific 2.5 BL 1901
Platynereis magalhaensis Antarctic, Atlantic and I 1866
Platynereis massiliensis Mediterranean Sea. 1869
Platynereis nadiae Mediterranean Sea. 1992
Platynereis pallida Western Indian Ocean 1899
Platynereis polyscalma Indo-Pacific 1919
Platynereis pulchella Indo-West Pacific 1901
Platynereis sinica Northwest Pacific 1978
Pseudonereis gallapagensis Indo-Pacific and Western 1866
Pseudonereis jihueiensis Indo-Pacific and Western 2021
Pseudonereis kihawensis Indo-Pacific and Western 2021
Pseudonereis rottnestiana Indian Ocean 1913
Pseudonereis trimaculata Western Indian Ocean 1924
Pseudonereis variegata Mussel worm 80553 Indo-Pacific and Western 1857
Rullierinereis anoculata Mediterranean Sea. 1983
Rullierinereis bahamensis Western Central Atlantic 1958
Rullierinereis fauchaldi Eastern Pacific 2000
Rullierinereis mexicana Western Central Atlantic 1942
Rullierinereis misakiensis Northwest Pacific 1972
Sinonereis heteropoda Northwest Pacific 1979
Stenoninereis martini Western Central Atlantic 1958
Tambalagamia fauveli Northwest Pacific 1961
Tylonereis bogoyawlenskyi Indo-West Pacific 1911
Tylonereis heterochaeta Western Central Pacific 1994
Tylorrhynchus heterochaetus Northwest Pacific 1866
Websterinereis foli Western Central Pacific 1930
Websterinereis glauca Western Indian Ocean and 1870
Websterinereis punctata Western Indian Ocean 1949
Websterinereis tridentata Western Central Atlantic 1879



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