ANNELID SPECIES

Video of Sanctuary Invertebrates - This includes a variety of crustaceans, mollusks, echinoderms, and worms.

Polychaete List

The following polychaetes are found within the coral cap region of the sanctuary (0-130 ft, 0-40m deep). Common names are listed, if known.

Polychaetes

Common Name	Scientific Name
	Anaitides erythrophyllus
	Armandia intermedia
	Aspidosiphon sp.
	Autolytus sp.
	Ceratonereis mirabilis
Parchment Tube Worm	Chaetopterus variopedatus
	Cirriformia filigera
	Ditrupa diaphonata
	Dorvillea moniloceras
	Dorvillea propapilla
	Dorvillea pseudobravittata
	Dorvillea setadentata
	Dorvillea spiraclemones
	Driloneris magna
Long Bristle Eunice	Eunice longisetis
	Eunice triflavus
	Eunice websteri
	Eunice vittata
	Eunice websteri
Irridescent Fireworm	Eurythoe complanata
	Haplosyllis spongicola
	Harmothoe aculeata
Green/Bearded Fireworm	Hermodice carunculata
	Hydroides complexata
	Hydroides sp.
	Hypsicomus phaeotaenia (elegans)
	Kefersteinia cirrata
	Lagerhansia cornuta
	Lepidametria sp.
Medusa Worm	Loimia medusa
	Lumbrineris coccinea
	Lumbrineris cruzensis
	Lysidice ninetta
	Marphysa sp.
	Metavermilia setoscypha
	Neanthes sp.
	Nematonereis unicornis
	Neovermilia capensis
	Nicon sp.
	Notopygos megalops
	Palola siciliensis
	Pionosyllis cf. erhlersiaeformis
	Placostegus pauseta
	Potamilla linguicollaris
	Potamilla prolongula
	Protis obscura
	Sannelidsalmacina dysteri
Christmas Tree Worm	Spirobranchus giganteus
	Spirorbis spirillum
	Subprotula cf. longiseta
	Syllis corallicoides
	Syllis gracilis
	Trypanosyllis taeniaformis
	Typosyllia hyalina
	Typosyllis regulata carolinae
	Typosyllis variegata
	Vermiliopsis acanthophora
	Vermiliopsis monocalyptera

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Download a List of Annelid Species (13kb pdf) found in the coral cap region of Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary.