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Family: Siboglinidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Alaysia spiralis []	No picture found Arcovestia ivanovi []	No picture found Bobmarleya gadensis []
No picture found Choanophorus indicus []	No picture found Crassibrachia brasiliensis []	No picture found Crassibrachia sandersi []
No picture found Cyclobrachia auriculata []	No picture found Diplobrachia belajevi []	No picture found Diplobrachia capillaris []
No picture found Diplobrachia grenadiensis []	No picture found Diplobrachia japonica []	No picture found Diplobrachia similis []
No picture found Escarpia laminata []	No picture found Escarpia southwardae []	No picture found Escarpia spicata []
No picture found Galathealinum arcticum []	No picture found Galathealinum bruuni []	No picture found Galathealinum karaense []
No picture found Heptabrachia abyssicola []	No picture found Heptabrachia beringensis []	No picture found Krampolinum galathae []
No picture found Lamellibrachia anaximandri []	No picture found Lamellibrachia barhami []	No picture found Lamellibrachia columna []
No picture found Lamellibrachia juni []	No picture found Lamellibrachia luymesi []	No picture found Lamellibrachia satsuma []
No picture found Lamellibrachia victori []	No picture found Lamellisabella denticulata []	No picture found Lamellisabella ivanovi []
No picture found Lamellisabella zachsi []	No picture found Nereilinum murmanicum []	No picture found Nereilinum punctatum []
No picture found Nereilinum squamosum []	No picture found Oasisia alvinae []	No picture found Oasisia fujikurai []
No picture found Oligobrachia dogieli []	No picture found Oligobrachia erythrocephala []	No picture found Oligobrachia floridana []
No picture found Oligobrachia gracilis []	No picture found Oligobrachia haakonmosbiensis []	No picture found Oligobrachia ivanovi []
No picture found Oligobrachia mashikoi [Beard worm]	No picture found Oligobrachia webbi []	No picture found Osedax frankpressi []
No picture found Osedax japonicus []	No picture found Osedax mucofloris []	No picture found Osedax rubiplumus []
No picture found Paraescarpia echinospica []	No picture found Polarsternium australe []	No picture found Polarsternium evrikae []
No picture found Polarsternium magnum []	No picture found Polarsternium mirabile []	No picture found Polarsternium rugellosum []
No picture found Polybrachia annulata []	No picture found Polybrachia barbata []	No picture found Polybrachia eastwardae []
No picture found Polybrachia lepida []	No picture found Polybrachia macrolamellosa []	No picture found Polybrachia romanovi []
No picture found Ridgeia piscesae []	No picture found Riftia pachyptila []	No picture found Sclerolinum contortum []
No picture found Sclerolinum javanicum []	No picture found Seepiophila jonesi []	No picture found Siboglinoides caribbeanus []
No picture found Siboglinum angustum []	No picture found Siboglinum atlanticum []	No picture found Siboglinum bayeri []
No picture found Siboglinum bogorovi []	No picture found Siboglinum brevicephalum []	No picture found Siboglinum buccelliferum []
No picture found Siboglinum candidum []	No picture found Siboglinum carpinei []	No picture found Siboglinum caulleryi []
No picture found Siboglinum ekmani []	No picture found Siboglinum fedotovi []	No picture found Siboglinum fiordicum []
No picture found Siboglinum frenigerum []	No picture found Siboglinum fulgens []	No picture found Siboglinum gosnoldae []
No picture found Siboglinum holmei []	No picture found Siboglinum hyperboreum []	No picture found Siboglinum inerme []
No picture found Siboglinum japonicum []	No picture found Siboglinum lacteum []	No picture found Siboglinum leucopleurum []
No picture found Siboglinum longicollum []	No picture found Siboglinum mergophorum []	No picture found Siboglinum meridiale []
No picture found Siboglinum microcephalum []	No picture found Siboglinum minutum []	No picture found Siboglinum nanum []
No picture found Siboglinum norvegicum []	No picture found Siboglinum oregoni []	No picture found Siboglinum parvulum []
No picture found Siboglinum pholiodotum []	No picture found Siboglinum pinnulatum []	No picture found Siboglinum plumosum []
No picture found Siboglinum poseidoni []	No picture found Siboglinum pusillum []	No picture found Siboglinum robustum []
No picture found Siboglinum southwardae []	No picture found Siboglinum taeniaphorum []	No picture found Siboglinum tenue []
No picture found Siboglinum variabile []	No picture found Siboglinum vinculatum []	No picture found Siboglinum weberi []
No picture found Siphonobrachia ilyophora []	No picture found Siphonobrachia lauensis []	No picture found Spirobrachia grandis []
No picture found Spirobrachia leospira []	No picture found Spirobrachia orkneyensis []	No picture found Spirobrachia tripeira []
No picture found Tevnia jerichonana []	No picture found Unibrachium columbianum []

116 Species of Family Siboglinidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Alaysia spiralis		Western Central Pacific
Arcovestia ivanovi		Western Central Pacific.
Bobmarleya gadensis		Eastern Central Atlantic
Choanophorus indicus		Western Indian Ocean.
Crassibrachia brasiliensis		Southwest Atlantic.
Crassibrachia sandersi		Northwest Atlantic.
Cyclobrachia auriculata		Western Central Pacific a
Diplobrachia belajevi		Indo-West Pacific
Diplobrachia capillaris		Former USSR and Northeast
Diplobrachia grenadiensis		Western Central Atlantic
Diplobrachia japonica		Northern Pacific
Diplobrachia similis		Northern Atlantic.
Escarpia laminata		Western Central Atlantic.
Escarpia southwardae		Eastern Central Atlantic
Escarpia spicata		Central Pacific and Atlan
Galathealinum arcticum		Arctic and Northwest Atla
Galathealinum bruuni		Western Pacific
Galathealinum karaense		Arctic
Heptabrachia abyssicola		Northwest Pacific.
Heptabrachia beringensis		Northern Pacific
Krampolinum galathae		Eastern Central Pacific
Lamellibrachia anaximandri		Mediterranean Sea
Lamellibrachia barhami		Eastern Pacific.
Lamellibrachia columna		Western Central Pacific
Lamellibrachia juni		Western Pacific
Lamellibrachia luymesi		Western Central Atlantic
Lamellibrachia satsuma		Northwest Pacific.
Lamellibrachia victori		Southwest Atlantic
Lamellisabella denticulata		Eastern Atlantic
Lamellisabella ivanovi		Former USSR and Eastern C
Lamellisabella zachsi		Pacific Ocean	30 DL
Nereilinum murmanicum		Northeast Atlantic.
Nereilinum punctatum		Northwest Atlantic.
Nereilinum squamosum		Arctic Ocean.
Oasisia alvinae		Eastern Pacific.
Oasisia fujikurai		Southwest Pacific
Oligobrachia dogieli		Northwest Pacific
Oligobrachia erythrocephala		Western Central Atlantic
Oligobrachia floridana		Northwest Atlantic.
Oligobrachia gracilis		Northeast Atlantic.
Oligobrachia haakonmosbiensis		Northeast Atlantic
Oligobrachia ivanovi		Northeast Atlantic.
Oligobrachia mashikoi	Beard worm	Northwest Pacific
Oligobrachia webbi		Northeast Atlantic.
Osedax frankpressi		Eastern Central Pacific.	0.45 TRKL
Osedax japonicus		Northwest Pacific.	0.88 TRKL
Osedax mucofloris		Northern Atlantic.	0.8 TRKL
Osedax rubiplumus		Eastern Central Pacific.	3.8 TRKL
Paraescarpia echinospica		Western Central Pacific.
Polarsternium australe		Antarctic Atlantic.
Polarsternium evrikae		Antarctic Atlantic.
Polarsternium magnum		Antarctic Atlantic.
Polarsternium mirabile		Antarctic Atlantic.
Polarsternium rugellosum		Arctic Ocean.
Polybrachia annulata		Northern Pacific
Polybrachia barbata		Northwest Pacific and For
Polybrachia eastwardae		Northwest Atlantic.
Polybrachia lepida		Northwest Atlantic.
Polybrachia macrolamellosa		Antarctic Atlantic.
Polybrachia romanovi		Antarctic Atlantic.
Ridgeia piscesae		Eastern Pacific.
Riftia pachyptila		Eastern Central Pacific.	200 TL
Sclerolinum contortum		Northeast Atlantic and th
Sclerolinum javanicum		Eastern Indian Ocean.
Seepiophila jonesi		Western Central Atlantic.
Siboglinoides caribbeanus		Northwest Atlantic to Car
Siboglinum angustum		Atlantic Ocean
Siboglinum atlanticum		Northeast Atlantic and Fo
Siboglinum bayeri		Northwest Atlantic.
Siboglinum bogorovi		Western Pacific Ocean
Siboglinum brevicephalum		Northeast Atlantic.
Siboglinum buccelliferum		Former USSR and Western C
Siboglinum candidum		Northwest Atlantic.
Siboglinum carpinei		Northeast Atlantic and th
Siboglinum caulleryi		Northwest Pacific
Siboglinum ekmani		Former USSR and the Atlan
Siboglinum fedotovi		Northwest Pacific
Siboglinum fiordicum		Northeast Atlantic.
Siboglinum frenigerum		Former USSR.
Siboglinum fulgens		Northwest Atlantic.
Siboglinum gosnoldae		Northwest Atlantic.
Siboglinum holmei		Northern Atlantic.
Siboglinum hyperboreum		Northeast Atlantic and th
Siboglinum inerme		Former USSR and Northeast
Siboglinum japonicum		Northern Pacific and Form
Siboglinum lacteum		Northeast Atlantic.
Siboglinum leucopleurum		Northeast Atlantic.
Siboglinum longicollum		Northwest Atlantic.
Siboglinum mergophorum		Northwest Atlantic.
Siboglinum meridiale		Antarctic Indian Ocean an
Siboglinum microcephalum		Former USSR and Western C
Siboglinum minutum		Northwest Pacific
Siboglinum nanum		Western Central Atlantic
Siboglinum norvegicum		Northeast Atlantic and fo
Siboglinum oregoni		Western Central Atlantic
Siboglinum parvulum		Western Central Atlantic
Siboglinum pholiodotum		Northern Atlantic and the
Siboglinum pinnulatum		Western Central Pacific a
Siboglinum plumosum		Northwest Pacific
Siboglinum poseidoni		Northeast Atlantic.
Siboglinum pusillum		Western Central Pacific a
Siboglinum robustum		Western Central Pacific a
Siboglinum southwardae		Western Central Atlantic
Siboglinum taeniaphorum		Western Central Pacific a
Siboglinum tenue		Southwest Pacific and For
Siboglinum variabile		Southwest Pacific and For
Siboglinum vinculatum		Southwest Pacific and For
Siboglinum weberi		Former USSR and Western C	11 DL
Siphonobrachia ilyophora		Northwest Atlantic.
Siphonobrachia lauensis		Western Central Pacific
Spirobrachia grandis		Northwest Pacific
Spirobrachia leospira		Antarctic Atlantic.
Spirobrachia orkneyensis		Antarctic Atlantic.
Spirobrachia tripeira		Eastern Central Atlantic
Tevnia jerichonana		Eastern Central Pacific.
Unibrachium columbianum		Western Central Atlantic

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