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Phyllodocida

Phyllodocida is an order in the class Polychaeta. This database currently files 5,315 species under it, recorded across 2 countries.

Species filed
5,315
Threatened
0
Countries recorded
2
With a free photo
0%
Weight range
Not recorded

What is in Phyllodocida?

32 families filed directly under this order.

  1. Syllidae

    bermuda fireworm, red-white-and-blue worm, Acritagasyllis longichaetosus, Alcyonosyllis aidae …

    1,213 species
  2. Polynoidae

    antarctic scale worm, twelve-scaled worm, giant scale worm, fifteen-scaled worm …

    957 species
  3. Nereididae

    ragworm, king rag, comb-toothed nereid, slender ragworm …

    803 species
  4. Phyllodocidae

    green worm, spotted leafworm, paddleworm, emerald green paddle worm …

    526 species
  5. Sigalionidae

    boa worm, Anoplopisione maxillata, Anoplopisione minuta, Claparedepelogenia inclusa …

    267 species
  6. Hesionidae

    methane ice worm, leopard worm, bat star worm, Amphiduropsis axialensis …

    246 species
  7. Myzostomatidae

    featherstar worm, Asteromyzostomum arcticum, Asteromyzostomum multiplicatum, Asteromyzostomum witjasi …

    170 species
  8. Nephtyidae

    white catworm, catworm, purple worm, california sandworm …

    156 species
  9. Sphaerodoridae

    Clavodorum adriaticum, Clavodorum andamanense, Clavodorum antarcticum, Clavodorum atlanticum …

    134 species
  10. Pilargidae

    Ancistargis matsunagaensis, Ancistargis verrucosa, Ancistrosyllis breviceps, Ancistrosyllis carolinensis …

    129 species
  11. Aphroditidae

    sea mouse, southern sea mouse, sea-mouse, disheveled sea mouse …

    119 species
  12. Chrysopetalidae

    Acanthopale perkinsi, Arichlidon acropetalon, Arichlidon gathofi, Arichlidon hanneloreae …

    114 species
  13. Glyceridae

    bloodworm, thorny worm, glycerine worm, Glycera africana …

    88 species
  14. Goniadidae

    Bathyglycinde cedroensis, Bathyglycinde lindbergi, Bathyglycinde mexicana, Bathyglycinde profunda …

    88 species
  15. Acoetidae

    Acoetes bataensis, Acoetes bicolor, Acoetes congoensis, Acoetes flagelliformis …

    63 species
  16. Microphthalmidae

    Alikuhnia elegans, Alikuhnia erythraeus, Alikuhnia longicirrus, Alikuhnia splendens …

    62 species
  17. Tomopteridae

    plankton worm, Briaraea scolopendra, Enapteris euchaeta, Tomopteris aloysii …

    55 species
  18. Eulepethidae

    Eulepethus hamifer, Eulepethus nanhaiensis, Grubeulepis augeneri, Grubeulepis ecuadorensis …

    25 species
  19. Iphionidae

    Iphione ankeri, Iphione corbariae, Iphione coriolis, Iphione fimbriata …

    24 species
  20. Lopadorrhynchidae

    Bathypelagobia polaris, Lopadorrhynchus appendiculatus, Lopadorrhynchus brevis, Lopadorrhynchus errans …

    24 species
  21. Typhloscolecidae

    Sagitella bobretzkii, Sagitella dubia, Sagitella kowalewskii, Travisiopsis capensis …

    20 species
  22. Lacydoniidae

    Lacydonia anapaulae, Lacydonia brasiliensis, Lacydonia cirrata, Lacydonia eliasoni …

    15 species
  23. Iospilidae

    Iospilus phalacroides, Pariospilus affinis, Phalacrophorus borealis, Phalacrophorus pictus …

    5 species
  24. Antonbruunidae

    Antonbruunia gerdesi, Antonbruunia sociabilis, Antonbruunia viridis

    3 species
  25. Yndolaciidae

    Paryndolacia tomopteroides, Yndolacia lopadorrhynchoides, Yndolaciella polarsterni

    3 species
  26. Paralacydoniidae

    Paralacydonia paradoxa, Paralacydonia weberi

    2 species
  27. Gaoloufangchaeta

    Gaoloufangchaeta bifurcus

    1 species
  28. Hunsrueckochaeta

    Hunsrueckochaeta hohensteini

    1 species
  29. Ichthyotomidae

    Ichthyotomus sanguinarius

    1 species
  30. Pontodoridae

    Pontodora pelagica

    1 species
  31. Fossundecimidae

    0 species
  32. Lacydonidae

    0 species

Best-known members of Phyllodocida

Ranked by popularity score.

Sea mouse

Aphrodita aculeata

AphroditidaeNo free photo yet

Ragworm

Hediste diversicolor

NereididaeNo free photo yet

King rag

Alitta virens

NereididaeNo free photo yet

Green worm

Eulalia viridis

PhyllodocidaeNo free photo yet

Where is Phyllodocida found?

Species on file in this order listed for each country. Checklist listings, which are incomplete for many species; not range maps.

Norway: 3 speciesSweden: 6 species
  • None on record
  • 3
  • 4–5
  • 6
  • 7+
species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale
  1. Sweden6
  2. Norway3

The 200 best-known species in Phyllodocida

Of 5,315 on file. Open this list in the browser to filter and sort it

Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusWeightCountries
Sea mouseAphrodita aculeataAphroditidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
RagwormHediste diversicolorNereididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Antarctic scale wormEulagisca giganteaPolynoidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Methane ice wormSirsoe methanicolaHesionidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
King ragAlitta virensNereididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Green wormEulalia viridisPhyllodocidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Comb-toothed nereidPlatynereis dumeriliiNereididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Spotted leafwormPhyllodoce maculataPhyllodocidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
BloodwormGlycera dibranchiataGlyceridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Twelve-scaled wormLepidonotus squamatusPolynoidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Southern sea mouseAphrodita australisAphroditidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
PaddlewormEteone longaPhyllodocidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Slender ragwormNereis pelagicaNereididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Clam wormNereis vexillosaNereididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Sea-mouseAphrodita altaAphroditidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Emerald green paddle wormEulalia clavigeraPhyllodocidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Giant scale wormEunoe nodosaPolynoidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Fifteen-scaled wormHarmothoe imbricataPolynoidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
White catwormNephtys cirrosaNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
CatwormNephtys hombergiiNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
RagwormPerinereis cultriferaNereididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Boa wormSthenelais boaSigalionidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
New Zealand paddle wormEulalia microphyllaPhyllodocidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Eighteen-scaled wormHalosydna brevisetosaPolynoidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Bermuda firewormOdontosyllis enoplaSyllidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Gelatinous scalewormAlentia gelatinosaPolynoidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Red-banded commensal scalewormArctonoe vittataPolynoidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Club-spined scale wormGastrolepidia clavigeraPolynoidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Thorny wormGlycera americanaGlyceridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Many-scaled wormLepidametria commensalisPolynoidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Dark-marked scale wormLepidonotus melanogrammusPolynoidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
The Feisty Elvis wormPeinaleopolynoe orphanaePolynoidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Red-white-and-blue wormProceraea fasciataSyllidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Mussel wormPseudonereis variegataNereididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Plankton wormTomopteris helgolandicaTomopteridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Purple wormAglaophamus macrouraNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Milky scalewormAntinoe lacteaPolynoidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Disheveled sea mouseAphrodita negligensAphroditidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Frilled commensal scale wormArctonoe fragilisPolynoidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Red commensal scale wormArctonoe pulchraPolynoidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Gilled nereidDendronereis arboriferaNereididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Leopard wormHesione pantherinaHesionidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
California sandwormNephtys californiensisNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Bat star wormOxydromus pugettensisHesionidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Green sand wormPhyllodoce novaehollandiaePhyllodocidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Featherstar wormMyzostoma fuscomaculatumMyzostomatidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Giant Piling wormAlitta brandtiNereididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Iskra’s glitter wormPhotinopolynoe iskraePolynoidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Glycerine wormGlycera tridactylaGlyceridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Nuclear wormNamalycastis rhodochordeNereididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAbyssarya acusPolynoidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcanthicolepis asperrimaPolynoidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcanthicolepis zibrowiiPolynoidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcanthopale perkinsiChrysopetalidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcholoe squamosaPolynoidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcoetes bataensisAcoetidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcoetes bicolorAcoetidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcoetes congoensisAcoetidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcoetes flagelliformisAcoetidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcoetes grubeiAcoetidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcoetes ivisoniAcoetidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcoetes jogasimaeAcoetidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcoetes melanonotaAcoetidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcoetes mirandaeAcoetidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcoetes mohammadiAcoetidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcoetes mortenseniAcoetidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcoetes pacificaAcoetidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcoetes pettiiAcoetidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcoetes pleeiAcoetidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcoetes southcarolinensisAcoetidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcritagasyllis longichaetosusSyllidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAdmetella brevisPolynoidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAdmetella hastigerensPolynoidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAdmetella levensteiniPolynoidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAdmetella longilamellaPolynoidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAdmetella longipedataPolynoidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAdmetella multisetaPolynoidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAdmetella nanhaiensisPolynoidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAdmetella undulataPolynoidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAdyte hyalinaPolynoidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus agilisNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus amakusaensisNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus australiensisNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus circinataNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus dibranchisNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus dicirroidesNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus digitatusNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus elamellatusNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus erectanoidesNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus erectansNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus eugeniaeNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus fabrunNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus foliocirrataNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus foliosaNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus foliosusNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus fossaeNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus gippslandicusNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus groenlandiaeNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus groenlandicaNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus hedlandensisNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus heteroserrataNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus igalisNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus inermisNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus japonicusNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus jeffreysiiNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus juvenalisNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus lobatusNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus longicephalusNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus longicirrataNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus lutreusNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus lyratusNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus lyrochaetaNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus malmgreniNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus munamaoriiNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus orientalisNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus ornatusNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus paramalmgreniNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus paucilamellataNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus peruanaNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus phuketensisNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus polypharaNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus posterobranchusNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus profundusNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus pulcherNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus sinensisNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus surrufaNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus tabogensisNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus tepensNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus toloensisNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus trissophyllusNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus uruguayiNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus urupaniNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus verrilliNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus victoriaeNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus vietnamensisNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAglaophamus virginisNephtyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAlciopa pacificaPhyllodocidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAlciopa reynaudiiPhyllodocidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAlciopa vertebralisPhyllodocidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAlciopina parasiticaPhyllodocidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAlciopina paumotanusPhyllodocidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAlcyonosyllis aidaeSyllidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAlcyonosyllis bisetosaSyllidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAlcyonosyllis exiliformisSyllidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAlcyonosyllis glasbyiSyllidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAlcyonosyllis gorgoniacoloSyllidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAlcyonosyllis hinterkircheriSyllidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAlcyonosyllis philiSyllidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAlcyonosyllis xeniaecolaSyllidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAlentiana aurantiacaPolynoidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAlentiana barnichaePolynoidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAlentiana fiegeiPolynoidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAlentiana palinpodaPolynoidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAlikuhnia elegansMicrophthalmidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAlikuhnia erythraeusMicrophthalmidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAlikuhnia longicirrusMicrophthalmidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAlikuhnia splendensMicrophthalmidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAlitta acutifoliaNereididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAlitta dyamusiNereididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAlitta grandisNereididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAlitta plenidentataNereididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAlitta succineaNereididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAlitta williamiNereididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAlitta yaraeNereididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAllmaniella arafurensisPolynoidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAllmaniella setubalensisPolynoidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAmblyosyllis amblyosyllisSyllidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAmblyosyllis anaeSyllidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAmblyosyllis antoniSyllidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAmblyosyllis claraeSyllidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAmblyosyllis emilioiSyllidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAmblyosyllis enigmaticaSyllidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAmblyosyllis finmarchicaSyllidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAmblyosyllis formosaSyllidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAmblyosyllis granosaSyllidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAmblyosyllis hectoriSyllidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAmblyosyllis idaeSyllidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAmblyosyllis lineataSyllidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAmblyosyllis madeirensisSyllidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAmblyosyllis multidenticulataSyllidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAmblyosyllis nigrolineataSyllidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAmblyosyllis oveiSyllidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAmblyosyllis plectorhynchaSyllidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAmblyosyllis rhombeataSyllidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAmblyosyllis speciosaSyllidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAmblyosyllis spectabilisSyllidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAmblyosyllis vesiculosaSyllidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAmphiduropsis axialensisHesionidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAmphiduros fuscescensHesionidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAnaitides albengaiPhyllodocidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAnaitides multiseriataPhyllodocidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAnaitis maculataPhyllodocidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAncistargis matsunagaensisPilargidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAncistargis verrucosaPilargidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAncistrosyllis brevicepsPilargidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAncistrosyllis carolinensisPilargidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAncistrosyllis cingulataPilargidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAncistrosyllis commensalisPilargidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAncistrosyllis eidimtaiteaePilargidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAncistrosyllis falcataPilargidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded