Species Identification

Species Identification: Find Species


Family: Valenciniidae



(See list of species below)



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10 species
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Baseodiscus antillensis
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Baseodiscus cingulatus
[Banded ribbon worm]

Wirtz, Peter

Atlantic and Northeast Pa
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Baseodiscus delineatus (Delle Chiaje, 1825)

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Baseodiscus delineatus
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Le Bris, Sylvain

Indo-Pacific

Baseodiscus hemprichii (Ehrenberg, 1831)

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Baseodiscus hemprichii
[Ribbon worm]
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Baseodiscus princeps
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Baseodiscus punnetti
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Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Western Central Pacific

Baseodiscus quinquelineatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)

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Baseodiscus quinquelineatus
[Five lined ribbon worm]
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Baseodiscus unistriatus
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Poliopsis lacazei
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Valencinia longirostris
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Baseodiscus antillensis Western Central Atlantic 1895
Baseodiscus cingulatus Banded ribbon worm Eastern Central Pacific 1906
Baseodiscus delineatus Atlantic and Northeast Pa 30 TL 1825
Baseodiscus hemprichii Ribbon worm Indo-Pacific 1831
Baseodiscus princeps Northern Pacific 1901
Baseodiscus punnetti Northern Pacific 1904
Baseodiscus quinquelineatus Five lined ribbon worm Western Central Pacific 1833
Baseodiscus unistriatus Western Indian Ocean 1900
Poliopsis lacazei Northeast Atlantic 1890
Valencinia longirostris Northeast Atlantic 1846



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