Species Identification: Find Species


Family: Golfingiidae golfingiids



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Southern Ocean and the An

Golfingia anderssoni (Théel, 1911)

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Golfingia anderssoni
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Golfingia appendiculata
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Golfingia birsteini
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Max. Length 20 cm TRKL

 
Golfingia capensis
[Common peanut worm]
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Max. Length 3 cm TL

 
Golfingia elongata
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Golfingia flagrifera
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Golfingia iniqua
[]

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Indo-Pacific, Mediterrane

Golfingia margaritacea (Sars, 1851)

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Golfingia margaritacea
[Peanut worm]
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Golfingia mirabilis
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Golfingia muricaudata
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Golfingia pectinatoides
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Golfingia trichocephala
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Max. Length 0.4 cm TRKL

 
Golfingia vulgaris
[Brown peanut worm]
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Nephasoma abyssorum
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Nephasoma bulbosum
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Nephasoma capilleforme
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Nephasoma columbaris
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Max. Length 2.5 cm TL

 
Nephasoma confusum
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Nephasoma constricticervix
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Nephasoma constrictum
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Nephasoma cutleri
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Nephasoma delagei
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Arctic, Northwest Atlanti

Nephasoma diaphanes (Gerould, 1913)

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Nephasoma diaphanes
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Nephasoma ditadii
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Nephasoma eremita
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Nephasoma filiforme
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Nephasoma flagriferum
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Max. Length 3.9 cm TL

 
Nephasoma laetmophilum
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Max. Length 3 cm TL

 
Nephasoma lilljeborgi
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Max. Length 1.5 cm TRKL

 
Nephasoma minutum
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Nephasoma multiaraneusa
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Nephasoma novaezealandiae
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Nephasoma pellucidum
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Nephasoma rimicola
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Max. Length 1.5 cm TRKL

 
Nephasoma rutilofuscum
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Max. Length 16 cm TL

 
Nephasoma schuettei
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Max. Length 1.8 cm TRKL

 
Nephasoma tasmaniense
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Nephasoma vitjazi
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Nephasoma wodjanizkii
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Onchnesoma intermedium
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Max. Length 0.6 cm TL

 
Onchnesoma magnibathum
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Onchnesoma squamatum
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Onchnesoma steenstrupii
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Phascolion abnorme
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Max. Length 2.8 cm TL

 
Phascolion bogorovi
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Phascolion caupo
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Phascolion cirratum
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Phascolion collare
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Phascolion convestitum
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Phascolion cryptum
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Phascolion denticolum
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Phascolion gerardi
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Max. Length 3.5 cm TL

 
Phascolion hedraeum
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Phascolion hibridum
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Phascolion hupferi
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Max. Length 4 cm TL

 
Phascolion lucifugax
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Phascolion lutense
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Max. Length 2 cm TL

 
Phascolion medusae
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Max. Length 1.2 cm TRKL

 
Phascolion megaethi
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Phascolion microspheroidis
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Max. Length 1.9 cm TRKL

 
Phascolion pacificum
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Phascolion pharetratum
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Max. Length 0.7 cm TL

 
Phascolion psammophilus
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Max. Length 2 cm TL

 
Phascolion rectum
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Phascolion robertsoni
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Phascolion strombus
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Max. Length 5 cm TL

 
Phascolion tuberculosum
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Phascolion ushakovi
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Phascolion valdiviae
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Max. Length 2.5 cm TRKL

 
Themiste alutacea
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Max. Length 2.5 cm TRKL

 
Themiste blanda
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Themiste cymodoceae
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Themiste dehamata
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Themiste dyscrita
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Themiste hennahi
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Themiste huttoni
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Max. Length 4 cm DL

 
Themiste lageniformis
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Themiste minor
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Themiste pyroides
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Themiste spinulum
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Themiste variospinosa
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Max. Length 7 cm TRKL

 
Thysanocardia catharinae
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Thysanocardia melanium
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Max. Length 10 cm TRKL

 
Thysanocardia nigra
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Thysanocardia procera
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Golfingia anderssoni Southern Ocean and the An 1911
Golfingia appendiculata Southwest Pacific
Golfingia birsteini Northwest Pacific. 1973
Golfingia capensis Common peanut worm Western Indian Ocean 20 TRKL 1874
Golfingia elongata Northwest Pacific, Atlant 3 TL 1862
Golfingia flagrifera Northern Atlantic and Pac
Golfingia iniqua Northeast Atlantic 1912
Golfingia margaritacea Peanut worm Indo-Pacific, Mediterrane 1851
Golfingia mirabilis Western Indian Ocean 1969
Golfingia muricaudata Antarctic Atlantic, Indo- 1913
Golfingia pectinatoides Western Indian Ocean 1979
Golfingia trichocephala Western Central Pacific
Golfingia vulgaris Brown peanut worm Arctic, Indo-Pacific, Nor 0.4 TRKL 1827
Nephasoma abyssorum Arctic, Northeast Atlanti 1875
Nephasoma bulbosum Northern Atlantic 1913
Nephasoma capilleforme Arctic, Antarctic, Medite 1973
Nephasoma columbaris Western Central Atlantic 2009
Nephasoma confusum Antarctic Atlantic, Indo- 2.5 TL 1902
Nephasoma constricticervix Atlantic Ocean and the Me 1969
Nephasoma constrictum Northern Atlantic, Indian 1913
Nephasoma cutleri Indo-West Pacific and Ant 1975
Nephasoma delagei Northeast Atlantic 1903
Nephasoma diaphanes Arctic, Northwest Atlanti 1913
Nephasoma ditadii Southwest Atlantic 2009
Nephasoma eremita Arctic, Southeast Pacific 1851
Nephasoma filiforme Western Central Pacific 1902
Nephasoma flagriferum Northern Atlantic 1885
Nephasoma laetmophilum Eastern Pacific 3.9 TL 1952
Nephasoma lilljeborgi Arctic, Atlantic Ocean an 3 TL 1880
Nephasoma minutum Arctic, Northeast Pacific 1.5 TRKL 1862
Nephasoma multiaraneusa Western Central Atlantic 1967
Nephasoma novaezealandiae Southwest Pacific 1904
Nephasoma pellucidum Indo-Pacific and Western 1865
Nephasoma rimicola Northeast Atlantic and th 1973
Nephasoma rutilofuscum Western Indian Ocean. 1.5 TRKL 1916
Nephasoma schuettei Indo-West Pacific 16 TL 1903
Nephasoma tasmaniense Southwest Pacific (Ref. 1 1.8 TRKL 1964
Nephasoma vitjazi Northwest Pacific. 1964
Nephasoma wodjanizkii Atlantic Ocean. 1973
Onchnesoma intermedium Northwest Pacific (Ref. 1 1976
Onchnesoma magnibathum Northeast Atlantic and In 0.6 TL 1969
Onchnesoma squamatum Indian Ocean, Northwest P 1875
Onchnesoma steenstrupii Indo-Pacific, Northern At 1875
Phascolion abnorme Western Indian Ocean 1895
Phascolion bogorovi Southeast Pacific. 2.8 TL 1973
Phascolion caupo Western Central Atlantic 1975
Phascolion cirratum Western Indian Ocean. 1968
Phascolion collare Western Atlantic and Indo 1883
Phascolion convestitum Antarctic Atlantic, Indo- 1902
Phascolion cryptum Western Central Pacific 1975
Phascolion denticolum Eastern Indian Ocean
Phascolion gerardi Western Central Atlantic 1993
Phascolion hedraeum Antarctica Atlantic and I 3.5 TL 1883
Phascolion hibridum Indo-Pacific 1981
Phascolion hupferi Northwest Pacific 1895
Phascolion lucifugax Western Pacific 4 TL 1883
Phascolion lutense Antarctic Atlantic, Indo- 1885
Phascolion medusae Southwest Atlantic 2 TL 1980
Phascolion megaethi Western Indian Ocean 1.2 TRKL 1979
Phascolion microspheroidis Western Atlantic 1972
Phascolion pacificum Indo-Pacific, Eastern Atl 1.9 TRKL 1957
Phascolion pharetratum Western Indian Ocean 1902
Phascolion psammophilus Western Central Atlantic 0.7 TL 1993
Phascolion rectum Northwest Pacific. 2 TL 1904
Phascolion robertsoni Eastern and Southern Afri 1952
Phascolion strombus Arctic, Antarctic, Indo-P 1804
Phascolion tuberculosum Northeast Atlantic, Weste 5 TL 1875
Phascolion ushakovi Eastern Indian Ocean 1974
Phascolion valdiviae Eastern Indian Ocean 1916
Themiste alutacea Southeast Pacific and Wes 2.5 TRKL 1858
Themiste blanda Pacific Ocean 2.5 TRKL 1883
Themiste cymodoceae Indo-West Pacific 1956
Themiste dehamata Southwest Atlantic and In 1903
Themiste dyscrita Eastern Central Pacific 1952
Themiste hennahi Eastern Pacific 1828
Themiste huttoni Southwest Pacific
Themiste lageniformis Indo-Pacific and Atlantic 4 DL 1868
Themiste minor Indo-Pacific 1904
Themiste pyroides Western Central Atlantic 1920
Themiste spinulum Northwest Pacific 1963
Themiste variospinosa Western Central Pacific. 1980
Thysanocardia catharinae Indo-Pacific, Southern At 7 TRKL 1868
Thysanocardia melanium Indo-Pacific, Southern At 1993
Thysanocardia nigra Pacific Ocean. Tropical 10 TRKL 1904
Thysanocardia procera Northeast Atlantic and th 1875



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