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Family: Capitellidae (See list of species below)

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101 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Abyssocapitella commensalis
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Amastigos caperatus
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Anotomastus gordiodes
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Barantolla americana
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Branchiocapitella singularis
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Capitella aciculatus
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Capitella capitata
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Capitella caribaeorum
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Capitella giardi
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Capitella hermaphrodita
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Capitella jonesi
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Capitella minima
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Capitella ovincola
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Capitella perarmata
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Capitella teres
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Capitellethus branchiferus
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Capitellethus dispar
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Capitellides giardi
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Dasybranchus caducus
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Dasybranchus carneus
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Dasybranchus gajolae
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Dasybranchus glabrus
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Dasybranchus lumbricoides
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Dasybranchus lunulatus
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Dasybranchus parplatyceps
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Dasybranchus platyceps
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Decamastus gracilis
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Decamastus nudus
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Eunotomastus grubei
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Heteromastides bifidus
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Heteromastus filiformis
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Heteromastus filobranchus
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Heteromastus similis
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Leiocapitella dollfusi
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Leiocapitella glabra
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Leiocapitellides analis
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Leiochrides africanus
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Leiochrides australis
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Leiochrides fauveli
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Leiochrides hemipodus
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Leiochrides pallidior
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Mastobranchus dollfusi
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Mastobranchus loii
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Mastobranchus trinchesii
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Mastobranchus variabilis
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Mediomastus ambiseta
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Mediomastus branchiferus
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Mediomastus californiensis
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Mediomastus capensis
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Mediomastus caudatus
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Mediomastus cirripes
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Mediomastus fragilis
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Mediomastus setosus
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Mediomastus thomassini
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Mediomastus warrenae
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Neoheteromastus lineus
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Neomediomastus glabrus
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Neonotomastus glabrus
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Neopseudocapitella brasiliensis
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Notodasus dasybranchoides
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Notodasus magnus
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Notomastus aberans
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Notomastus americanus
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Notomastus angelicae
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Notomastus bermejoi
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Notomastus cinctus
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Notomastus daueri
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Notomastus fauveli
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Notomastus formianus
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Notomastus giganteus
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Notomastus hemipodus
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Notomastus latericeus
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Notomastus lineatus
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Notomastus lobatus
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Notomastus luridus
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Notomastus magnus
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Notomastus ouanaryensis
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Notomastus polyodon
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Notomastus precocis
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Notomastus profundus
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Notomastus rubrocinctus
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Notomastus sunae
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Notomastus tenuis
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Notomastus variegatus
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Paraleiocapitella mossambica
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Parheteromastus tenuis
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Peresiella acuminatobranchiata
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Peresiella clymenoides
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Peresiella spathulata
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Promastobranchus huloti
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Promastobranchus orbiculatus
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Pseudocapitella incerta
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Scyphoproctus aciculatus
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Scyphoproctus armatus
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Scyphoproctus djiboutiensis
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Scyphoproctus edmondsoni
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Scyphoproctus guadalupensis
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Scyphoproctus oculatus
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Scyphoproctus platyproctus
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Scyphoproctus steinitzii
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Undecimastus sinaiticus
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101 Species of Family Capitellidae
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Abyssocapitella commensalis Antarctic Atlantic.
Amastigos caperatus Northwest Atlantic.
Anotomastus gordiodes Eastern Pacific
Barantolla americana Eastern Pacific and the A
Branchiocapitella singularis Indian Ocean.
Capitella aciculatus Western Central Atlantic
Capitella capitata Cosmopolitan 8 TL
Capitella caribaeorum Western Central Atlantic
Capitella giardi Western Central Atlantic
Capitella hermaphrodita Mediterranean Sea.
Capitella jonesi Western Central Atlantic
Capitella minima Northeast Atlantic and We
Capitella ovincola Western Central Atlantic
Capitella perarmata Antarctic
Capitella teres Western Central Atlantic
Capitellethus branchiferus Western Central Pacific
Capitellethus dispar Northeast Atlantic, Indo-
Capitellides giardi Northeast Atlantic
Dasybranchus caducus Atlantic, the Mediterrane
Dasybranchus carneus Northeast Atlantic, Weste
Dasybranchus gajolae Mediterranean Sea.
Dasybranchus glabrus Eastern Pacific
Dasybranchus lumbricoides Western Central Atlantic
Dasybranchus lunulatus Western Central Atlantic
Dasybranchus parplatyceps Eastern Pacific
Dasybranchus platyceps Eastern Pacific
Decamastus gracilis Indo-Pacific and Western
Decamastus nudus Western Central Atlantic
Eunotomastus grubei Western Central Atlantic
Heteromastides bifidus Indian Ocean and Western
Heteromastus filiformis Arctic, Indo-Pacific, Atl 10 TL
Heteromastus filobranchus Northeast Pacific
Heteromastus similis Indo-West Pacific
Leiocapitella dollfusi Mediterranean Sea.
Leiocapitella glabra Western Central Atlantic
Leiocapitellides analis Western Indian Ocean
Leiochrides africanus Western Pacific
Leiochrides australis Indo-West Pacific and the
Leiochrides fauveli Mediterranean Sea.
Leiochrides hemipodus Eastern Pacific
Leiochrides pallidior Eastern Central Pacific a
Mastobranchus dollfusi Eastern Central Atlantic.
Mastobranchus loii Western Central Pacific
Mastobranchus trinchesii Western Central Pacific a
Mastobranchus variabilis Western Central Atlantic
Mediomastus ambiseta Western Atlantic
Mediomastus branchiferus Southeast Pacific
Mediomastus californiensis Pacific Ocean and Western
Mediomastus capensis Northeast Atlantic and th
Mediomastus caudatus Western Indian Ocean
Mediomastus cirripes Western Central Atlantic
Mediomastus fragilis Atlantic Ocean, Mediterra
Mediomastus setosus Eastern Pacific
Mediomastus thomassini Western Indian Ocean.
Mediomastus warrenae Western Central Pacific
Neoheteromastus lineus Eastern Pacific
Neomediomastus glabrus Eastern Pacific
Neonotomastus glabrus Eastern Pacific
Neopseudocapitella brasiliensis Western Indian Ocean, Wes
Notodasus dasybranchoides Eastern Central Pacific
Notodasus magnus Eastern Pacific
Notomastus aberans Indo-West Pacific and the
Notomastus americanus Western Central Atlantic
Notomastus angelicae Eastern Pacific
Notomastus bermejoi Eastern Central Pacific
Notomastus cinctus Eastern Pacific
Notomastus daueri Western Central Atlantic
Notomastus fauveli Western Pacific
Notomastus formianus Mediterranean Sea.
Notomastus giganteus Northwest Pacific
Notomastus hemipodus Western Central Atlantic
Notomastus latericeus Bristleworms nei Antarctic, Arctic, Northe 30 TL
Notomastus lineatus Western Central Atlantic,
Notomastus lobatus Western Central Atlantic
Notomastus luridus Western Central Atlantic
Notomastus magnus Eastern Pacific
Notomastus ouanaryensis Western Central Atlantic
Notomastus polyodon Western Central Pacific
Notomastus precocis Eastern Pacific
Notomastus profundus Western Indian Ocean and
Notomastus rubrocinctus Western Indian Ocean
Notomastus sunae Northwest Pacific
Notomastus tenuis Western Central Atlantic
Notomastus variegatus Northeast Pacific
Paraleiocapitella mossambica Northwest Pacific and the
Parheteromastus tenuis Indo-West Pacific.
Peresiella acuminatobranchiata Western Indian Ocean
Peresiella clymenoides Mediterranean
Peresiella spathulata Western Central Atlantic
Promastobranchus huloti Western Central Pacific
Promastobranchus orbiculatus Western Central Pacific
Pseudocapitella incerta Mediterranean Sea.
Scyphoproctus aciculatus Western Indian Ocean
Scyphoproctus armatus Indo-West Pacific and Wes
Scyphoproctus djiboutiensis Western Indian Ocean
Scyphoproctus edmondsoni Eastern Central Pacific
Scyphoproctus guadalupensis Western Central Atlantic
Scyphoproctus oculatus Eastern Pacific
Scyphoproctus platyproctus Western Central Atlantic
Scyphoproctus steinitzii Western Indian Ocean
Undecimastus sinaiticus Western Indian Ocean



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