| Species name | Common name | Distribution | Max. Length (cm) | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Desmoscolex adenotrichus Lorenzen, 1969  | 
					Northeast Atlantic | ||
| Desmoscolex amaurus Lorenzen, 1972  | 
					Northeast Atlantic | ||
| Desmoscolex americanus Chitwood, 1936  | 
					Northeast Atlantic | ||
| Desmoscolex balticus Lorenzen, 1971  | 
					Northeast Atlantic | ||
| Desmoscolex chaetogaster Greeff, 1869  | 
					Northeast Atlantic | ||
| Desmoscolex falcatus Lorenzen, 1972  | 
					Northeast Atlantic | ||
| Desmoscolex fennicus Lorenzen, 1969  | 
					Northeast Atlantic | ||
| Desmoscolex frontalis (Gerlach, 1952)  | 
					Northeast Atlantic | ||
| Desmoscolex labiosus Lorenzen, 1969  | 
					Northeast Atlantic | ||
| Desmoscolex luteocola (Chitwood, 1931)  | 
					Western Central Atlantic | ||
| Desmoscolex minutus Claparede, 1863  | 
					Northeast Atlantic | ||
| Desmoscolex nudus Chitwood, 1951  | 
					Western Central Atlantic | ||
| Desmoscolex petalodes Lorenzen, 1972  | 
					Northeast Atlantic | ||
| Desmoscolex proboscis Lorenzen, 1972  | 
					Northeast Atlantic | ||
| Desmoscolex pusillus Lorenzen, 1969  | 
					Northeast Atlantic | ||
| Desmoscolex vanoyei De Coninck, 1943  | 
					Northeast Atlantic |