Class

Polychaeta

2,265 species in this class. Browse scientific names and open each profile for distribution, taxonomy and available wildlife data.

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Species · page 20 of 38

keyhole urchin spoon worm

Lissomyema mellita

Thalassematidae

Listriolobus pelodes

Listriolobus pelodes

Thalassematidae

Litocorsa ewingi

Litocorsa ewingi

Pilargidae

Litocorsa stremma

Litocorsa stremma

Pilargidae
medusa worm

medusa worm

Loimia medusa

Terebellidae

Loimia ramzega

Loimia ramzega

Terebellidae

Loimia tuberculata

Loimia tuberculata

Terebellidae

Lopadorrhynchus krohnii

Lopadorrhynchus krohnii

Lopadorrhynchidae

Lumbricalus composita

Lumbricalus composita

Lumbrineridae

Lumbriclymene cylindricauda

Lumbriclymene cylindricauda

Maldanidae

Lumbriclymene minor

Lumbriclymene minor

Maldanidae

Lumbrinerides amoureuxi

Lumbrinerides amoureuxi

Lumbrineridae

Lumbrinerides crassicephala

Lumbrinerides crassicephala

Lumbrineridae

Lumbrinerides laubieri

Lumbrinerides laubieri

Lumbrineridae

Lumbrinerides platypygos

Lumbrinerides platypygos

Lumbrineridae

Lumbrinerides uebelackerae

Lumbrinerides uebelackerae

Lumbrineridae

Lumbrineriopsis dulcis

Lumbrineriopsis dulcis

Lumbrineridae

Lumbrineriopsis paradoxa

Lumbrineriopsis paradoxa

Lumbrineridae

Lumbrineris aniara

Lumbrineris aniara

Lumbrineridae

Lumbrineris araukensis

Lumbrineris araukensis

Lumbrineridae

Lumbrineris californiensis

Lumbrineris californiensis

Lumbrineridae

Lumbrineris chilensis

Lumbrineris chilensis

Lumbrineridae

Lumbrineris cingulata

Lumbrineris cingulata

Lumbrineridae
Lumbrineris coccinea

Lumbrineris coccinea

Lumbrineris coccinea

Lumbrineridae

Lumbrineris cruzensis

Lumbrineris cruzensis

Polychaeta

Lumbrineris ernesti

Lumbrineris ernesti

Lumbrineridae

Lumbrineris futilis

Lumbrineris futilis

Lumbrineridae

Lumbrineris geldiayi

Lumbrineris geldiayi

Lumbrineridae

Lumbrineris inflata

Lumbrineris inflata

Lumbrineridae

Lumbrineris japonica

Lumbrineris japonica

Lumbrineridae
Lumbrineris latreilli

Lumbrineris latreilli

Lumbrineris latreilli

Lumbrineridae

Lumbrineris ligulata

Lumbrineris ligulata

Lumbrineridae

Lumbrineris longipodiata

Lumbrineris longipodiata

Lumbrineridae

Lumbrineris luciliae

Lumbrineris luciliae

Lumbrineridae

Lumbrineris lusitanica

Lumbrineris lusitanica

Lumbrineridae

Lumbrineris magalhaensis

Lumbrineris magalhaensis

Lumbrineridae

Lumbrineris mixochaeta

Lumbrineris mixochaeta

Lumbrineridae
Lumbrineris perkinsi

Lumbrineris perkinsi

Lumbrineris perkinsi

Lumbrineridae

Lumbrineris pinaster

Lumbrineris pinaster

Lumbrineridae

Lumbrineris zatsepini

Lumbrineris zatsepini

Lumbrineridae

Lygdamis muratus

Lygdamis muratus

Sabellariidae
Devil Worm

Devil Worm

Lygdamis wirtzi

Sabellariidae
Lysarete brasiliensis

Lysarete brasiliensis

Lysarete brasiliensis

Lumbrineridae

Lysidice collaris

Lysidice collaris

Eunicidae

Lysidice hebes

Lysidice hebes

Eunicidae
Lysidice Ninette

Lysidice Ninette

Lysidice ninetta

Eunicidae
Lysidice unicornis

Lysidice unicornis

Lysidice unicornis

Eunicidae

Lysilla loveni

Lysilla loveni

Terebellidae

Lysilla nivea

Lysilla nivea

Terebellidae

Lysippe annectens

Lysippe annectens

Ampharetidae

Lysippe fragilis

Lysippe fragilis

Ampharetidae
Lysippe labiata

Lysippe labiata

Lysippe labiata

Ampharetidae

Macellicephaloides alvini

Macellicephaloides alvini

Polynoidae

Macrochaeta bansei

Macrochaeta bansei

Acrocirridae

Macrochaeta clavicornis

Macrochaeta clavicornis

Acrocirridae

Macrochaeta helgolandica

Macrochaeta helgolandica

Acrocirridae

Macroclymene santanderensis

Macroclymene santanderensis

Maldanidae

Maea crenulata

Maea crenulata

Magelonidae

Maea johnstoni

Maea johnstoni

Magelonidae

bristleworm

Maea mirabilis

Magelonidae