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Family: Phascolosomatidae (See list of species below)

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26 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Antillesoma antillarum [Sipunculids]	No picture found Apionsoma misakianum []	No picture found Apionsoma murinae []
No picture found Apionsoma pectinatum []	No picture found Apionsoma trichocephalus []	No picture found Phascolosoma agassizii [Agassiz'z peanut worm]
No picture found Phascolosoma albolineatum []	No picture found Phascolosoma annulatum []	No picture found Phascolosoma arcuatum []
No picture found Phascolosoma capitatum []	Phascolosoma granulatum []	No picture found Phascolosoma japonicum []
No picture found Phascolosoma lobostomum []	No picture found Phascolosoma maculatum []	No picture found Phascolosoma meteori []
No picture found Phascolosoma nigrescens []	No picture found Phascolosoma noduliferum []	No picture found Phascolosoma pacificum []
No picture found Phascolosoma parvum []	No picture found Phascolosoma pelmum []	No picture found Phascolosoma perlucens []
No picture found Phascolosoma saprophagicum []	No picture found Phascolosoma scolops []	No picture found Phascolosoma sinense []
Phascolosoma stephensoni []	No picture found Phascolosoma turnerae []

26 Species of Family Phascolosomatidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Antillesoma antillarum	Sipunculids	Indo-Pacific and the Atla	8 TRKL
Apionsoma misakianum		Indo-Pacific, Western Atl	4.9 TRKL
Apionsoma murinae		Mediterranean, Indian and	1.4 TRKL
Apionsoma pectinatum		Indo-Pacific and Atlantic	8 TRKL
Apionsoma trichocephalus		Western Central Atlantic,
Phascolosoma agassizii	Agassiz'z peanut worm	Indo-Pacific and the Medi	4 TRKL
Phascolosoma albolineatum		Indo-Pacific.	4 TRKL
Phascolosoma annulatum		Indo-West Pacific	5 TRKL
Phascolosoma arcuatum		Indo-West Pacific.	8.3 TRKL
Phascolosoma capitatum		Southeast Pacific and Nor
Phascolosoma granulatum		Eastern Central Atlantic,	1.8 TRKL
Phascolosoma japonicum		Troitsa Bay, Gulf of Pete
Phascolosoma lobostomum		Indo-Pacific
Phascolosoma maculatum		Western Central Pacific
Phascolosoma meteori		Indo-West Pacific	1.3 TRKL
Phascolosoma nigrescens		Indo-Pacific and Western	4 TRKL
Phascolosoma noduliferum		Indo-West Pacific
Phascolosoma pacificum		Indo-Pacific.	12.5 TL
Phascolosoma parvum		Northwest Pacific
Phascolosoma pelmum		East Indian Ocean and Wes
Phascolosoma perlucens		Western Central Atlantic,	5 TRKL
Phascolosoma saprophagicum		Southwest Pacific
Phascolosoma scolops		Indo-Pacific and the Medi	6.5 TRKL
Phascolosoma sinense		Northwest Pacific
Phascolosoma stephensoni		Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc	0.7 TRKL
Phascolosoma turnerae		Western Central Atlantic,

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