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Family: Polynoidae (See list of species below)

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95 species in Pacific, Eastern Central with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Arctonoe fragilis [Fragile ruffled scaleworm]	Arctonoe pulchra []	Arctonoe vittata [Red-banded commensal scaleworm]
No picture found Bathykurila guaymasensis []	No picture found Bathykurila guaymensis []	No picture found Benhamipolynoe cairnsi []
No picture found Branchinotogluma grasslei []	No picture found Branchinotogluma hessleri []	No picture found Branchinotogluma sandersi []
No picture found Branchiopolynoe symmytilida []	No picture found Branchiplicatus cupreus []	No picture found Chaetacanthus magnificus []
No picture found Eunoe alvinella []	No picture found Gorgoniapolynoe guadalupensis []	No picture found Halosydna brevisetosa [Short-scaled worm]
No picture found Halosydna californica []	No picture found Halosydna elegans []	No picture found Halosydna fuscomarmorata []
No picture found Halosydna glabra []	No picture found Halosydna hartmanae []	No picture found Halosydna johnsoni []
No picture found Halosydna latior []	No picture found Halosydna leucohyba []	No picture found Halosydna parva []
No picture found Halosydna reticulata []	No picture found Halosydna styliformia []	No picture found Halosydna tuberculifer []
No picture found Halosydnella elegans []	No picture found Harmothoe balboensis []	No picture found Harmothoe exanthema []
No picture found Harmothoe extenuata [Yellow and brown scaleworm]	No picture found Harmothoe fragilis []	No picture found Harmothoe hirsuta []
No picture found Harmothoe hollisi []	Harmothoe imbricata [Fifteen-scaled worm]	No picture found Harmothoe macginitiei []
No picture found Harmothoe macnabi []	No picture found Harmothoe mexicana []	No picture found Harmothoe multisetosa []
No picture found Harmothoe sylliformia []	No picture found Harmothoe tenebricosa []	No picture found Harmothoe trimaculata []
No picture found Hemilepidia erythrotaenia []	No picture found Hermenia acantholepis [Bristle worm]	No picture found Hesperonoe adventor []
No picture found Hesperonoe laevis []	No picture found Heteralentia ptycholepis []	No picture found Hololepida veleronis []
Iphione muricata []	No picture found Iphione ovata []	No picture found Iphione risensis []
No picture found Iphionella risensis []	No picture found Lagisca extenuata []	No picture found Lagisca irritans []
No picture found Lagisca multisetosa []	No picture found Lepidasthenia curta []	No picture found Lepidasthenia digueti []
No picture found Lepidasthenia elegans []	No picture found Lepidasthenia fragilis []	No picture found Lepidasthenia gigas []
No picture found Lepidasthenia interrupta []	No picture found Lepidasthenia longicirrata [Snow-speckled scaleworm]	No picture found Lepidasthenia picta []
No picture found Lepidasthenia pulchra []	No picture found Lepidasthenia retrodentata []	No picture found Lepidasthenia varius []
No picture found Lepidasthenia virens []	No picture found Lepidonopsis humilis []	No picture found Lepidonotopodium atalantae []
No picture found Lepidonotopodium fimbriatum []	No picture found Lepidonotopodium riftense []	No picture found Lepidonotopodium williamsae []
No picture found Lepidonotus carinulatus []	No picture found Lepidonotus clava []	No picture found Lepidonotus glaucus []
No picture found Lepidonotus margaritaceus []	No picture found Lepidonotus nesophilus []	No picture found Lepidonotus pomarae []
No picture found Lepidonotus purpureus []	Lepidonotus squamatus [Twelve scaled worm]	No picture found Lepidonotus sublevis []
No picture found Lepidonotus versicolor []	No picture found Levensteiniella kincaidi []	No picture found Levensteiniella plicata []
No picture found Macellicephala galapagensis []	No picture found Macellicephaloides alvini []	No picture found Malmgrenia nesiotes []
No picture found Malmgreniella baschi []	No picture found Mayella articulata []	No picture found Opisthotrochopodus alvinus []
No picture found Paraeulagisca panamensis []	No picture found Polynoe tomentosa []	No picture found Polynoe veleronis []
No picture found Subadyte mexicana []	No picture found Thormora johnstoni []

95 Species of Family Polynoidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution
Arctonoe fragilis	Fragile ruffled scaleworm	Eastern Pacific.
Arctonoe pulchra		Eastern Pacific
Arctonoe vittata	Red-banded commensal scaleworm	Eastern Pacific and the A
Bathykurila guaymasensis		Eastern Central Pacific.
Bathykurila guaymensis		Eastern Pacific
Benhamipolynoe cairnsi		Eastern Pacific
Branchinotogluma grasslei		Eastern Pacific
Branchinotogluma hessleri		Eastern Pacific
Branchinotogluma sandersi		Eastern Pacific
Branchiopolynoe symmytilida		Eastern Pacific
Branchiplicatus cupreus		Eastern Pacific
Chaetacanthus magnificus		Western Central Atlantic
Eunoe alvinella		Eastern Pacific
Gorgoniapolynoe guadalupensis		Eastern Pacific
Halosydna brevisetosa	Short-scaled worm	Pacific Ocean.
Halosydna californica		Eastern Pacific
Halosydna elegans		Eastern Pacific
Halosydna fuscomarmorata		Eastern Pacific
Halosydna glabra		Western Central Atlantic
Halosydna hartmanae		Eastern Pacific
Halosydna johnsoni		Eastern Pacific
Halosydna latior		Eastern Pacific
Halosydna leucohyba		Western Central Atlantic
Halosydna parva		Eastern Pacific
Halosydna reticulata		Eastern Pacific
Halosydna styliformia		Eastern Pacific
Halosydna tuberculifer		Eastern Pacific
Halosydnella elegans		Eastern Pacific
Harmothoe balboensis		Eastern Pacific
Harmothoe exanthema		Eastern Pacific
Harmothoe extenuata	Yellow and brown scaleworm	Arctic, Atlantic Ocean, t
Harmothoe fragilis		Arctic, Northern Atlantic
Harmothoe hirsuta		Eastern Pacific
Harmothoe hollisi		Eastern Pacific
Harmothoe imbricata	Fifteen-scaled worm	Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc
Harmothoe macginitiei		Western Central Atlantic
Harmothoe macnabi		Eastern Pacific
Harmothoe mexicana		Eastern Pacific
Harmothoe multisetosa		Arctic and Eastern Pacifi
Harmothoe sylliformia		Eastern Pacific
Harmothoe tenebricosa		Eastern Pacific
Harmothoe trimaculata		Western Central Atlantic
Hemilepidia erythrotaenia		Eastern Pacific
Hermenia acantholepis	Bristle worm	Indo-West Pacific.
Hesperonoe adventor		Eastern Central Pacific
Hesperonoe laevis		Eastern Pacific
Heteralentia ptycholepis		Indo-West Pacific.
Hololepida veleronis		Eastern Pacific
Iphione muricata		Indo-Pacific.
Iphione ovata		Indo-Pacific.
Iphione risensis		Eastern Pacific
Iphionella risensis		Eastern Pacific
Lagisca extenuata		Eastern Pacific
Lagisca irritans		Eastern Pacific
Lagisca multisetosa		Eastern Pacific
Lepidasthenia curta		Eastern Pacific
Lepidasthenia digueti		Eastern Pacific
Lepidasthenia elegans		Indo-Pacific, Western Cen
Lepidasthenia fragilis		Eastern Pacific
Lepidasthenia gigas		Eastern Pacific
Lepidasthenia interrupta		Eastern Pacific
Lepidasthenia longicirrata	Snow-speckled scaleworm	Eastern Pacific.
Lepidasthenia picta		Eastern Pacific
Lepidasthenia pulchra		Eastern Pacific
Lepidasthenia retrodentata		Eastern Pacific
Lepidasthenia varius		Eastern Pacific
Lepidasthenia virens		Eastern Pacific
Lepidonopsis humilis		Western Central Atlantic
Lepidonotopodium atalantae		Eastern Pacific
Lepidonotopodium fimbriatum		Eastern Pacific
Lepidonotopodium riftense		Eastern Pacific
Lepidonotopodium williamsae		Eastern Pacific
Lepidonotus carinulatus		Indo-Pacific and the Medi
Lepidonotus clava		Indo-Pacific, Northeast A
Lepidonotus glaucus		Indo-Pacific
Lepidonotus margaritaceus		Eastern Pacific
Lepidonotus nesophilus		Eastern Pacific
Lepidonotus pomarae		Eastern Pacific
Lepidonotus purpureus		Indo-Pacific.
Lepidonotus squamatus	Twelve scaled worm	Pacific Ocean, Northeast
Lepidonotus sublevis		Western Central Atlantic
Lepidonotus versicolor		Eastern Pacific
Levensteiniella kincaidi		Eastern Pacific
Levensteiniella plicata		Eastern Central Pacific.
Macellicephala galapagensis		Eastern Pacific
Macellicephaloides alvini		Eastern Pacific
Malmgrenia nesiotes		Eastern Pacific
Malmgreniella baschi		Eastern Pacific
Mayella articulata		Eastern Pacific
Opisthotrochopodus alvinus		Eastern Pacific
Paraeulagisca panamensis		Eastern Pacific
Polynoe tomentosa		Eastern Pacific
Polynoe veleronis		Eastern Pacific
Subadyte mexicana		Eastern Pacific
Thormora johnstoni		Eastern Pacific

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