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| worms photo index |
| worms in general |
Don't know the name of the worm? Try the worm photo index
Intertidal and marine worms
Phylum Platyhelmintes
Class Turbellaria, Order Polycladida marine flatworms
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prp
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chg
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ubn
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cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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ecp
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tm
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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kus
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laz
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sji
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sis
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jng
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tkr
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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rfl
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lfa
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cj
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kus
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smk
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Fine-lined
flatworm awaiting identification |
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tm
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cyr
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kus
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Olive
flatworm awaiting identification |
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sis
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lfa
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Orange-white
black flatworm awaiting identification |
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ecp
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tm
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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sji
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tpg
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smk
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rfl
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lfa
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Phlegm
flatworm awaiting identification |
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prp
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ecp
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sis
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Silt
flatworm awaiting identification |
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jng
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lfa
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White
flatworm awaiting identification |
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| Subgroup Acoela | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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bb
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tus
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cyr
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sji
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sis
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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Acoel flatworms | ||||||||||||||||
| Family Euryleptidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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cj
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Maritigrella
fuscapunctata Punctuated flatworm |
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sji
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sis
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jng
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smk
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Maritigrella
virgulata Red-line flatworm |
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| Family Pseudocerotidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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bb
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tus
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ecp
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tm
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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kus
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sji
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sis
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tkr
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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lfa
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Acanthozoon
sp. Spotted black flatworm |
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cj
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skd
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cyr
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smk
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Phrikoceros
baibaiye Little ruby flatworm |
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tm
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cyr
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kus
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hnt
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smk
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rfl
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lfa
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Pseudobiceros
bedfordi Persian carpet flatworm |
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sis
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Pseudobiceros
damawan Damawan flatworm |
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chg
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ubn
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cj
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skd
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lab
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laz
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sji
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sis
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hnt
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smk
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lfa
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Pseudobiceros
gratus Brown striped flatworm |
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tm
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snt
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cyr
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kus
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sji
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sis
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tkr
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hnt
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smk
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rfl
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lfa
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Pseudobiceros
uniarborensis Dawn flatworm |
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tm
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cyr
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kus
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laz
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sji
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hnt
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smk
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Pseudobiceros
stellae Starry flatworm |
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chg
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cj
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skd
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bb
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lab
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snt
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laz
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sji
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sis
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jng
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tkr
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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lfa
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Pseudoceros
sp. Blue-lined flatworm |
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tus
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sji
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sis
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tkr
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smk
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Pseudoceros
bifurcus Red-tipped flatworm |
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lfa
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Pseudoceros
felis Feline flatworm |
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chg
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ubn
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cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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lab
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sis
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hnt
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smk
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tsm
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cf
Pseudoceros indicus Blue-spotted flatworm |
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chg
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cj
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bb
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smk
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tsm
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Pseudoceros
laingensis Purple-spotted yellow flatworm |
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tus
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Pseudoceros
sapphirinus Sapphire flatworm |
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sji
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sis
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hnt
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rfl
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Pseudoceros
tristriatus Three stripe flatworm |
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sbw
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lck
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ecp
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tm
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prp
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chg
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ubn
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cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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kus
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laz
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sji
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sis
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jng
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tkr
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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rfl
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lfa
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| Family Stylochidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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sbw
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lck
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Limnostylochus
sp. Red mangrove flatworm |
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Phylum Annelida annelid worms
Class Polychaeta bristleworms including tubeworms
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sbw
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lck
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prp
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chg
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ubn
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cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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ecp
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tm
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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kus
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laz
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sji
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sis
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jng
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tkr
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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rfl
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lfa
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| Unidentified polychaetes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other
segmented worms awaiting identification |
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prp
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chg
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cj
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tm
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Spaghetti
worms awaiting identification |
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cj
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skd
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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kus
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laz
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sji
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sis
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hnt
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smk
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tsm
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Eurythoe
complanata Reef bristleworm |
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chg
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cj
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skd
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tus
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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Gregarious
tube worm awaiting identification |
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chg
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tus
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Chloeia
sp. Beautiful fireworm |
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sbw
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prp
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chg
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ubn
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cj
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tus
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ecp
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tm
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lab
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snt
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sji
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smk
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lfa
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Diopatra
sp. Solitary tube worm |
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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kus
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laz
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sji
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sis
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jng
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tkr
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tpg
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rfl
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lfa
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Eunice
aphroditois Giant reef worm |
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chg
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ubn
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cj
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skd
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tus
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ecp
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tm
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lab
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smk
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Family
Serpulidae keelworms |
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Family Sabellidae fan worms
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sbw
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lck
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prp
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chg
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ubn
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cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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ecp
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tm
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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kus
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laz
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sji
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sis
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jng
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tkr
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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rfl
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lfa
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| Fan worms awaiting identification | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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chg
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cj
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skd
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tus
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tm
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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kus
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laz
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sji
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sis
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tkr
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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rfl
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lfa
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Banded fan worm | ||||||||
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cj
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skd
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bb
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cyr
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Blue fan worm | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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chg
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bb
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tm
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smk
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Olive fan worm | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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cj
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skd
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tus
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tm
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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kus
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laz
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sji
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sis
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jng
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tkr
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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lfa
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Orange fan worm | |||||||||
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prp
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chg
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cj
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tus
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ecp
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lab
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Spotted fan worm | |||||||||||||||||||||
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cj
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skd
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kus
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sis
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tkr
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hnt
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smk
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tsm
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lfa
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Tiny sand fan worm | ||||||||||||||||||
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cj
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skd
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tus
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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sis
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tkr
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hnt
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tpg
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White spiral fan worm | |||||||||||||||||
Class Echiura spoon worms
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sbw
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lck
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prp
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chg
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ubn
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cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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ecp
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tm
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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kus
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laz
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sji
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sis
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jng
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tkr
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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rfl
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lfa
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chg
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cj
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Spoon worms |
Phylum Sipuncula peanut worms
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sbw
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lck
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prp
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chg
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ubn
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cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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ecp
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tm
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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kus
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laz
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sji
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sis
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jng
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tkr
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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rfl
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lfa
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prp
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chg
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cj
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skd
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tus
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tm
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snt
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cyr
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kus
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lfa
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Phylum
Sipuncula
peanut worms |
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Phylum Phoronida phoronid worms
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sbw
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lck
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prp
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chg
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ubn
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cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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ecp
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tm
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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kus
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laz
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sji
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sis
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jng
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tkr
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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rfl
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lfa
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prp
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chg
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ubn
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cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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ecp
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lfa
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Phoronis
australis
Cerianthid phoronid worm |
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Phylum Nemertea ribbon worms
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sbw
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lck
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prp
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chg
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ubn
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cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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ecp
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tm
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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kus
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laz
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sji
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sis
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jng
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tkr
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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rfl
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lfa
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sbw
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prp
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chg
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cj
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lab
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snt
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kus
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laz
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sis
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hnt
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lfa
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Red
ribbon worm awaiting identification |
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prp
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chg
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ecp
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tm
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lab
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snt
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sis
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hnt
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Short
ribbon worm awaiting identification |
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prp
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chg
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skd
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snt
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cyr
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sji
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sis
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jng
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hnt
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smk
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lfa
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Very
long ribbon worm Baseodiscus delineatus |
Phylum Hemichordata
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sbw
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lck
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prp
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chg
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ubn
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cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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ecp
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tm
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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kus
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laz
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sji
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sis
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jng
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tkr
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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rfl
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lfa
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chg
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cj
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ecp |
tm
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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kus
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laz
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sji
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sis
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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rfl
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lfa
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Class
Enteropneusta acorn worms |
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in red are those listed among the threatened animals of Singapore from Davison, G.W. H. and P. K. L. Ng and Ho Hua Chew, 2008. The Singapore Red Data Book: Threatened plants and animals of Singapore.
Location in italics indicates sightings shared by others.
Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display.
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Mangroves
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sbw:
sungei buloh wetland reserve including kranji mangroves, lck: lim chu kang |
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Northern
shores
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ecp:
east coast park, tm:
tanah merah, prp:
pasir ris park,
chg: changi, ubn: pulau ubin (other than cj) cj: chek jawa, skd: pulau sekudu, bb: beting bronok, tus: tuas |
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Southern
shores
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lab:
labrador, snt:
sentosa, cyr:
cyrene reef, kus:
kusu island, laz:
lazarus island, sji:
st. john's island, sis:
sisters islands, jng: pulau jong, tkr: pulau tekukor, hnt: pulau hantu, tpg: terumbus pempang darat, tengah and laut, smk: pulau semakau, tsm: submerged reefs off semakau - terumbu raya, beting bemban besar, terumbu bemban, terumbu semakau, rfl: raffles lighthouse, lfa: live firing area (Salu, Sudong, Pawai, Senang, Biola and submerged reefs in the area) |
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marine worms on this site
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