Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Year
Harmothoe tenebricosa		Eastern Pacific	1910
Harmothoe tenuisetis		Northeast Atlantic	1885
Harmothoe trimaculata		Western Central Atlantic	1924
Harmothoe turbinata		Western Central Pacific	1991
Harmothoe unicolor		Western Central Pacific	1865
Harmothoe variegata		Western Central Pacific	1917
Harmothoe vesicudenta		Western Central Pacific	1991
Harmothoe villosa		Western Central Pacific	1926
Harmothoe violacea		Western Central Pacific	1879
Harmothoe vittata		Western Central Pacific	1889
Harmothoe waahli		Western Central Pacific	1855
Hartmania moorei		Arctic and Northwest Atla	1955
Hemilepidia erythrotaenia		Eastern Pacific	1861
Hemilepidia moretonensis		Eastern Pacific	1922
Hemilepidia tuberculata		Eastern Pacific	1861
Hemilepidia versluysi		Eastern Pacific	1915
Herdmanella gracilis		Eastern Pacific	1908
Hermadion acanellae		Eastern Pacific
Hermadion africanus		Western Indian Ocean	1974
Hermadion ambiguum		Western Indian Ocean	1900
Hermadion fauveli		Western Indian Ocean	1918
Hermadion kerguelensis		Southwest Atlantic and An	1885
Hermadion magalhaensi		Southwest Atlantic and An	1855
Hermadion rouchi		Southwest Atlantic and An	1911
Hermadion truncata		Southwest Atlantic and An	1882
Hermadionella truncata	Bristly-tail scaleworm	Arctic and Northeast Paci	1902
Hermenia acantholepis	Bristle worm	Indo-West Pacific.	1876
Hermenia verruculosa		Western Central Atlantic	1856
Hesperonoe adventor		Eastern Central Pacific	1928
Hesperonoe andriashevi		Eastern Central Pacific	1990
Hesperonoe complanata		Northeast Pacific	1901
Hesperonoe laevis		Eastern Pacific	1961
Heteralentia ptycholepis		Indo-West Pacific.	1878
Heteropolynoe nordgaardi		Indo-West Pacific.	1907
Hololepida australis		Indo-West Pacific.	1936
Hololepida magna	Giant fleshy scaleworm	Northeast Pacific	1905
Hololepida veleronis		Eastern Pacific	1939
Hololepidella commensalis		Eastern Pacific	1905
Hololepidella flynni		Eastern Pacific	1921
Hololepidella greeffi		Eastern Pacific	1918
Hololepidella nigropunctata		Indo-West Pacific	1915
Hololepidella semenovi		Indo-West Pacific	1937
Hololepidella tuta		Indo-West Pacific	1855
Hyperhalosydna alleni		Indo-West Pacific	1934
Hyperhalosydna striata		Indo-West Pacific	1856
Intoshella euplectellae		Indo-West Pacific	1885
Iphione cimex		Indo-West Pacific	1865
Iphione coriolis		Western Central Pacific	1991
Iphione fustis		Western Central Pacific	1920
Iphione muricata		Indo-Pacific.	1818
Iphione ovata		Indo-Pacific.	1955
Iphione risensis		Eastern Pacific	1985
Iphione treadwelli		Western Central Pacific	1986
Iphionella elongata		Western Central Pacific.	1939
Iphionella risensis		Eastern Pacific	1986
Iphionides glabra		Western Central Atlantic	1977
Kermadecella magnipalpa		Southwest Pacific	1885
Lagisca extenuata		Eastern Pacific	1840
Lagisca flaccida		Western Indian Ocean	1910
Lagisca floccosa		Western Indian Ocean	1818
Lagisca hexactinellidae		Western Indian Ocean	1885
Lagisca hirsuta		Western Pacific.	1972
Lagisca hubrechti		Western Pacific.	1885
Lagisca impatiens		Western Pacific.	1879
Lagisca irritans		Eastern Pacific	1904
Lagisca multisetosa		Eastern Pacific	1902
Lagisca zibrowii		Western Central Pacific.	1992
Lepidasthenia alba		Western Central Pacific	1906
Lepidasthenia berkeleyae		Northeast Pacific	1948
Lepidasthenia brunnea		Mediterranean Sea.	1960
Lepidasthenia commensalis	Many-scaled worm	Western Central Atlantic	1879
Lepidasthenia curta		Eastern Pacific	1919
Lepidasthenia digueti		Eastern Pacific	1905
Lepidasthenia elegans		Indo-Pacific, Western Cen	1840
Lepidasthenia fragilis		Eastern Pacific	1897
Lepidasthenia gigas		Eastern Pacific	1897
Lepidasthenia grimaldii		Western Indian Ocean and	1892
Lepidasthenia interrupta		Eastern Pacific	1902
Lepidasthenia izukai		Western Pacific	1964
Lepidasthenia longicirrata	Snow-speckled scaleworm	Eastern Pacific.	1923
Lepidasthenia lucida		Eastern Pacific.	1906
Lepidasthenia maculata		Eastern Pacific.	1910
Lepidasthenia microlepis		Western Pacific	1910
Lepidasthenia nuda		Western Indian Ocean	1870
Lepidasthenia ohshimai		Northwest Pacific	1936
Lepidasthenia picta		Eastern Pacific	1928
Lepidasthenia pulchra		Eastern Pacific	1897
Lepidasthenia retrodentata		Eastern Pacific	1933
Lepidasthenia rufa		Western Central Atlantic	1928
Lepidasthenia stylolepis		Western Indian Ocean	1907
Lepidasthenia varia		Western Central Atlantic	1917
Lepidasthenia varius		Eastern Pacific	1917
Lepidasthenia virens		Eastern Pacific	1849
Lepidastheniella comma		Eastern Pacific	1902
Lepidastheniella monroi		Eastern Pacific	1950
Lepidastheniella phillippensis		Eastern Pacific	1924
Lepidogyra alba		Eastern Pacific	1967
Lepidonopsis humilis		Western Central Atlantic	1922
Lepidonotopodium atalantae		Eastern Pacific	2000
Lepidonotopodium fimbriatum		Eastern Pacific	1983
Lepidonotopodium jouinae		Northeast Atlantic.	2000
Lepidonotopodium piscesae		Northeast Pacific.	1986
Lepidonotopodium riftense		Eastern Pacific	1984
Lepidonotopodium williamsae		Eastern Pacific	1984
Lepidonotus aeololepis		Eastern Pacific	1883
Lepidonotus antillarum		Western Central Atlantic	1861
Lepidonotus arenosus		Western Central Pacific	1901
Lepidonotus brasiliensis		Western Central Atlantic	1865
Lepidonotus caeruleus		Western Central Atlantic	1855
Lepidonotus carinulatus		Indo-Pacific and the Medi	1870
Lepidonotus citrifrons		Western Central Atlantic	1906
Lepidonotus clava		Indo-Pacific, Northeast A	1808
Lepidonotus cristatus		Indo-West Pacific.	1876
Lepidonotus dentatus		Northwest Pacific	1954
Lepidonotus durbanensis		Northwest Pacific	1934
Lepidonotus glaucus		Indo-Pacific	1854
Lepidonotus havaicus		Indo-Pacific	1855
Lepidonotus helotypus		Indo-Pacific	1863
Lepidonotus hupferi		Western Central Pacific	1918
Lepidonotus impatiens		Western Indian Ocean	1818
Lepidonotus jacksoni		Western Central Pacific	1855
Lepidonotus lacteus		Western Central Atlantic	1887
Lepidonotus leius		Western Central Atlantic	1919
Lepidonotus margaritaceus		Eastern Pacific	1858
Lepidonotus melanogrammus		Northwest Pacific	1883
Lepidonotus nesophilus		Eastern Pacific	1919
Lepidonotus permixturus		Western Central Pacific	1991
Lepidonotus pomarae		Eastern Pacific	1939
Lepidonotus purpureus		Indo-Pacific.	1910
Lepidonotus robustus		Indo-Pacific.	1905
Lepidonotus sagamianus		Northwest Pacific	1912
Lepidonotus salvati		Western Central Pacific	1972
Lepidonotus scanlandi		Western Central Pacific	1991
Lepidonotus semitectus		Western Central Pacific
Lepidonotus setosior		Western Central Pacific	1919
Lepidonotus simplicipes		Indo-Pacific	1883
Lepidonotus spinosus		Western Central Pacific	1991
Lepidonotus squamatus	Twelve scaled worm	Pacific Ocean, Northeast	1767
Lepidonotus sublevis		Western Central Atlantic	1873
Lepidonotus tenuisetosus	Fine-setose scaleworm	Indo-West Pacific and the	1901
Lepidonotus tomentosus		Western Central Atlantic	1856
Lepidonotus variabilis		Western Central Atlantic	1879
Lepidonotus versicolor		Eastern Pacific	1901
Leucia nivea		Mediterranean Sea.	1863
Levensteiniella iris		Northeast Atlantic.	2003
Levensteiniella kincaidi		Eastern Pacific	1985
Levensteiniella plicata		Eastern Central Pacific.	2000
Lucopia magnicirra		Western Central Pacific	1965
Macellicephala abyssicola		Western Central Pacific	1913
Macellicephala alia		Western Central Pacific.	1978
Macellicephala ascidioides		Antarctic Indian Ocean	1885
Macellicephala atlantica		Antarctic Indian Ocean	1948
Macellicephala galapagensis		Eastern Pacific	1985
Macellicephala laubieri		Mediterranean Sea.	1971
Macellicephala longipalpa		Arctic	1957
Macellicephala mirabilis		Arctic	1885
Macellicephala polaris		Arctic	1957
Macellicephala violacea		Arctic	1886
Macellicephala zenkevitchi		Arctic	1955
Macellicephaloides alvini		Eastern Pacific	1989
Macellicephaloides grandicirra		Eastern Pacific	1955
Macellicephaloides verrucosa		Eastern Pacific	1955
Macellicephaloides vitiazi		Eastern Pacific	1955
Macelloides antarctica		Eastern Pacific	1957
Malmgrenia alba		Eastern Pacific	1865
Malmgrenia curacaoensis		Eastern Pacific	1927
Malmgrenia nesiotes		Eastern Pacific	1919
Malmgrenia whiteavesi		Eastern Pacific	1874
Malmgreniella andreapolis		Northeast Atlantic and th	1874
Malmgreniella arenicolae		Northeast Atlantic	1888
Malmgreniella bansei		Northeast Pacific
Malmgreniella baschi		Eastern Pacific	1993
Malmgreniella castanea		Northeast Atlantic, Weste	1876
Malmgreniella darbouxi		Mediterranean Sea.	1993
Malmgreniella dicirra		Mediterranean Sea.	1967
Malmgreniella galetaensis		Western Central Atlantic	1993
Malmgreniella hendleri		Western Central Atlantic	1993
Malmgreniella lilianae		Mediterranean Sea.	1993
Malmgreniella ljungmani		Northeast Atlantic and th	1867
Malmgreniella lunulata		Atlantic Ocean, the Medit	1828
Malmgreniella maccraryae		Western Central Atlantic	1993
Malmgreniella marphysae		Mediterranean Sea.	1876
Malmgreniella murrayensis		Western Indian Ocean	1993
Malmgreniella nigralba		Northeast Pacific	1923
Malmgreniella panamensis		Western Central Atlantic	1993
Malmgreniella pierceae		Western Central Atlantic	1993
Malmgreniella polypapillata		Mediterranean Sea.	2001
Malmgreniella puntotorensis		Western Central Atlantic	1993
Malmgreniella taylori		Western Central Atlantic	1993
Malmgreniella variegata		Western Central Atlantic	1917
Mayella articulata		Eastern Pacific	1959
Melaenis loveni		Arctic and Northeast Atla	1865
Nemidia antillicola		Arctic and Northeast Atla	1906
Nemidia canadensis		Arctic and Northeast Atla	1874
Nemidia microlepida		Arctic and Northeast Atla	1910
Nemidia notialis		Arctic and Northeast Atla	1939
Nemidia regalis		Arctic and Northeast Atla	1927
Nemidia tamarae		Arctic and Northeast Paci	1952
Nemidia torelli		Arctic and Northeast Paci	1865
Neohololepidella murrayi		Arctic and Northeast Paci	1969
Neolagisca drachi		Mediterranean Sea.	1961
Nonparahalosydna pleiolepis		Northwest Pacific	1879
Opisthotrochopodus alvinus		Eastern Pacific	1985
Paradyte crinoidicola		Indo-West Pacific and the	1910
Paradyte levis		Indo-West Pacific.	1902
Paraeulagisca panamensis		Eastern Pacific	1939
Parahalosydna chinensis		Eastern Pacific	1928
Parahalosydna krassini		Arctic and Northeast Paci	1952
Parahalosydna sibogae		Arctic and Northeast Paci	1915
Parahalosydnopsis hartmanae		Northwest Pacific	1977
Paralepidonotus ampulliferus		Indo-West Pacific.	1878
Paralepidonotus boholensis		Indo-West Pacific.	1878
Paralepidonotus erythromaris		Western Indian Ocean	1991
Paralepidonotus indicus		Indo-West Pacific.	1856
Pararctonoella aphthalma		Western Central Pacific	1968
Peinaleopolynoe elvisi		Western Central Pacific	2020
Peinaleopolynoe goffrediae		Western Central Pacific	2020
Peinaleopolynoe mineoi		Western Central Pacific	2020
Peinaleopolynoe orphanae		Western Central Pacific	2020
Pelagomacellicephala iliffei		Western Central Atlantic	1961
Perolepis regularis		Western Central Atlantic	1908
Phyllohartmania taylori		Western Central Atlantic	1961
Phyllosheila wigleyi		Western Central Atlantic	1961
Podarmus atlanticus		Western Central Atlantic	1930
Podarmus ploa		Western Central Atlantic	1919
Polaruschakov reyssi		Mediterranean Sea.	1976
Polyeunoa laevis		Indo-Pacific and the Anta	1885
Polyeunoa tuta		Indo-Pacific and the Anta
Polynoe acanellae		Indo-Pacific and the Anta	1885
Polynoe antarctica		Antarctic	1858
Polynoe caeciliae		Antarctic	1913
Polynoe canadensis		Arctic and Northeast Paci
Polynoe capensis		Arctic and Northeast Paci	1885
Polynoe caputleonis		Arctic and Northeast Paci	1924
Polynoe cornuta		Arctic and Northeast Paci	1903
Polynoe gaspeensis		Arctic and Northeast Paci	1874
Polynoe gracilis		Arctic and Northwest Atla	1874
Polynoe innatans		Arctic and Northwest Atla	1919
Polynoe kampeni		Arctic and Northwest Atla	1915
Polynoe laevis		Southern Ocean.	1832
Polynoe nigropunctata		Southern Ocean.	1915
Polynoe scolopendrina		Northeast Atlantic and th	1882
Polynoe tarasovi		Northeast Atlantic and th	1937
Polynoe tenax		Northeast Atlantic and th	1876
Polynoe tomentosa		Eastern Pacific	1856
Polynoe veleronis		Eastern Pacific	1939
Polynoe venosa		Eastern Pacific	1878
Polynoe violacea		Eastern Pacific	1861
Polynoella brunnea		Eastern Pacific	1943
Polynoella levisetosa		Eastern Pacific	1885

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Family: Polynoidae (See list of species below)

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