Description: The annelids or 'true' worms form a major animal group, typically of elongated cylindrical shape and mostly ranging in length from 10 mm to 150 mm. The body is characteristically made up of a series of ring-like segments, indicated externally by annular constrictions. The relatively simple gut normally passes down the body from an anterior subterminal mouth to a posterior terminal anus. The first segment (prostomium) is situated above and in front of the mouth, the second (buccal segment or peristomium) surrounds it and the last (pygidium) encircles the anus. The segments in between primitively more or less resemble each other, each containing a similar complement of organs.
After: Hayward and Ryland, 1990.
The following taxa of this phylum occur in the region:
Genus Abyssoninoe Genus Acanthicolepis Genus Antinoe Family Acoetidae Family Acrocirridae Genus Adyte Genus Aglaophamus Genus Alciopa Family Alciopidae Genus Alentia Genus Alkmaria Genus Amaeana Genus Amage Genus Amblyosyllis Genus Ampharete Family Ampharetidae Subfamily Ampharetinae Genus Amphicteis Genus Amphiglena Order Amphinomida Family Amphinomidae Genus Amphitrite Genus Amphitritides Genus Amythasides Genus Anobothrus Genus Aonides Genus Aphelochaeta Genus Aphrodita Family Aphroditidae Superfamily Aphroditoidea Genus Aphropharynx Family Apistobranchidae Genus Apistobranchus Genus Apomatus Genus Arenicola Family Arenicolidae Genus Arenicolides Genus Arenotrocha Genus Aricidea Genus Artacama Subfamily Artacaminae Genus Asclerocheilus Genus Austrolaenilla Subfamily Autolytinae Genus Autolytus Genus Axionice Genus Baldia Genus Bathychaetus Genus Bispira Genus Brada Genus Branchiomma Genus Brania Genus Calamyzas Subfamily Calamyzinae Genus Capitella Order Capitellida Family Capitellidae Genus Caulleriella Genus Ceratocephale Genus Chaetoparia Order Chaetopterida Family Chaetopteridae Genus Chaetopterus Genus Chaetozone Genus Chirimia Genus Chitinopoma Genus Chone Family Chrysopetalidae Genus Circeis Order Cirratulida Family Cirratulidae Genus Cirratulus Genus Cirriformia Genus Cirrophorus Genus Clymenella Genus Clymenura Subfamily Clymenurinae Genus Commensodorum Genus Cossura Order Cossurida Family Cossuridae Order Ctenodrilida Family Ctenodrilidae Subfamily Ctenodrilinae Genus Ctenodrilus Genus Dasybranchus Genus Dinophilus Genus Diplaconotum Genus Diplocirrus Genus Ditrupa Family Diurodrilidae Genus Diurodrilus Genus Dodecaceria Genus Dorvillea Family Dorvilleidae Genus Drilonereis Genus Dysponetus Genus Eclysippe Genus Enipo Genus Ephesiella Genus Eteone Genus Euchone Genus Euclymene Subfamily Euclymeninae Genus Eucranta Genus Eulalia Genus Eumida Genus Eunice Order Eunicida Family Eunicidae Superfamily Eunicoidea Genus Euphrosine Family Euphrosinidae Genus Eupolymnia Subfamily Eurysyllinae Genus Eurysyllis Subfamily Eusyllinae Genus Eusyllis Genus Euzonus Genus Exogone Subfamily Exogoninae Genus Fabricia Genus Fabriciola Genus Ficopomatus Genus Filograna Genus Flabelligera Order Flabelligerida Family Flabelligeridae Genus Gattyana Genus Glycera Family Glyceridae Superfamily Glyceroidae Genus Glycinde Genus Goniada Genus Goniadella Family Goniadidae Subfamily Gymnonereidinae Genus Gyptis Genus Haematocleptes Genus Harmothoe Genus Hauchiella Genus Hermodice Genus Hermonia Family Hesionidae Genus Hesionides Subfamily Hesioninae Genus Hesionura Genus Heteromastus Genus Histriobdella Family Histriobdellidae Genus Hyalinoecia Subfamily Hyalinoecinae Genus Hydroides Genus Hypania Genus Iphitime Genus Isocirrus Genus Janua Genus Jasmineira Genus Josephella Genus Jugaria Genus Kefersteinia Genus Laetmonice Genus Lanassa Genus Lanice Genus Laonice Genus Laonome Genus Lepidonotus Genus Levinsenia Genus Lipobranchus Genus Lumbriclymene Subfamily Lumbriclymeninae Family Lumbrineridae Genus Lumbrineris Genus Lysilla Genus Lysippe Genus Lysippides Genus Macrochaeta Genus Magelona Order Magelonida Family Magelonidae Genus Malacoceros Genus Maldane Family Maldanidae Subfamily Maldaninae Genus Manayunkia Genus Marenzelleria Genus Marphysa Genus Mediomastus Genus Meganerilla Genus Melinna Subfamily Melinninae Genus Microclymene Subfamily Microphthalminae Genus Microphthalmus Genus Microspio Genus Mugga Genus Myriochele Genus Mystides Genus Myxicola Genus Naineris Genus Neoamphitrite Genus Neoleanira Genus Neopolynoe Family Nephtyidae Superfamily Nephtyoidea Genus Nephtys Family Nereididae Subfamily Nereidinae Superfamily Nereidoidea Genus Nereimyra Genus Nereiphylla Genus Nereis Genus Nerilla Family Nerillidae Genus Nerillidium Genus Nicolea Genus Nicomache Subfamily Nicomachinae Genus Notaulax Genus Nothria Genus Notomastus Genus Notophyllum Genus Octobranchus Genus Odontosyllis Family Oenonidae Family Onuphidae Subfamily Onuphinae Genus Ophelia Order Opheliida Family Opheliidae Subfamily Opheliinae Genus Ophelina Subfamily Ophelininae Genus Ophiodromus Genus Ophryotrocha Genus Opisthodonta Genus Orbinia Order Orbiniida Family Orbiniidae Subfamily Orbiniinae Genus Ougia Genus Owenia Order Oweniida Family Oweniidae Genus Paleaonotus Genus Panthalis Genus Paradexiospira Genus Paradiopatra Genus Paramphinome Genus Paramphitrite Genus Paranaitis Genus Paranerilla Family Paraonidae Genus Paraonis Genus Parapodrilus Family Parergodrilidae Genus Pareurythoe Genus Parophryotrocha Genus Parougia Genus Pectinaria Family Pectinariidae Genus Perinereis Genus Petaloproctus Genus Petta Genus Pherusa Genus Pholoe Family Pholoidae Genus Phyllochaetopterus Genus Phyllodoce Order Phyllodocida Family Phyllodocidae Superfamily Phyllodocoidea Family Pilargidae Genus Pionosyllis Genus Pirakia Genus Pisione Family Pisionidae Genus Pista Genus Pistella Genus Placostegus Genus Platynereis Genus Podarkeopsis Family Poecilochaetidae Genus Poecilochaetus Class Polychaeta Subfamily Polycirrinae Genus Polycirrus Genus Polydora Family Polygordiidae Genus Polygordius Genus Polynoe Family Polynoidae Genus Polyphysia Genus Pomatoceros Genus Potamilla Genus Praxillella Genus Praxillura Genus Prionospio Genus Proceraea Genus Procerastea Genus Proclea Genus Proclymene Genus Protodorvillea Order Protodrilida Family Protodrilidae Genus Protodriloides Family Protodriloididae Genus Protodrilus Genus Protomystides Genus Protula Order Psammodrilida Family Psammodrilidae Genus Psammodrilus Genus Pseudomystides Genus Pseudopotamilla Genus Pusillotrocha Genus Pygospio Genus Raricirrus Subfamily Rhaphidrilinae Genus Rhodine Subfamily Rhodininae Genus Sabella Genus Sabellaria Order Sabellariida Family Sabellariidae Order Sabellida Family Sabellidae Genus Sabellides Subfamily Sabellinae Genus Salmacina Genus Samytha Genus Scalibregma Family Scalibregmatidae Genus Scolelepis Genus Scoloplos Genus Serpula Family Serpulidae Subfamily Serpulinae Genus Sigalion Family Sigalionidae Genus Sige Genus Sosane Genus Sosanopsis Family Sphaerodoridae Genus Sphaerodoridium Genus Sphaerodoropsis Genus Sphaerodorum Genus Sphaerosyllis Genus Spinther Order Spintherida Family Spintheridae Genus Spio Genus Spiochaetopterus Order Spionida Family Spionidae Genus Spiophanes Subfamily Spirorbinae Genus Spirorbis Order Sternaspida Family Sternaspidae Genus Sternaspis Genus Sthenelais Genus Streblosoma Genus Streblospio Genus Streptosyllis Genus Stygocapitella Family Syllidae Genus Syllides Genus Syllidia Subfamily Syllinae Genus Syllis Subfamily Synelminae Genus Synelmis Order Terebellida Family Terebellidae Genus Terebellides Subfamily Terebellinae Genus Thalassochaetus Genus Tharyx Subfamily Thelepodinae Genus Thelepus Family Tomopteridae Genus Tomopteris Genus Travisia Subfamily Travisiinae Family Trichobranchidae Genus Trichobranchus Genus Trilobodrilus Genus Trochochaeta Family Trochochaetidae Genus Troglochaetus Genus Typosyllis Genus Websterinereis Abyssoninoe hibernica Acanthicolepis asperrima Adyte pellucida Aglaophamus malmgreni Aglaophamus rubella Alciopa reynaudii Alentia gelatinosa Alkmaria romijni Amaeana trilobata Amage auricula Amblyosyllis formosa Ampharete acutifrons Ampharete baltica Ampharete falcata Ampharete finmarchica Ampharete goesi Ampharete lindstroemi Amphicteis gunneri Amphicteis midas Amphicteis sundevalli Amphiglena mediterranea Amphitrite cirrata Amphitritides gracilis Amythasides macroglossus Anobothrus gracilis Antinoe finmarchica Aonides oxycephala Aonides paucibranchiata Aphelochaeta marioni Aphelochaeta multibranchis Aphelochaeta vivipara Aphrodita aculeata Aphropharynx heterochaeta Apistobranchus tenuis Apistobranchus tullbergi Apomatus similis Arenicola marina Arenicolides ecaudata Arenotrocha minuta Aricidea albatrossae Aricidea catherinae Aricidea cerrutii Aricidea minuta Aricidea simonae Aricidea suecica Artacama proboscidea Asclerocheilus intermedius Austrolaenilla mollis Autolytus alexandri Autolytus brachycephalus Autolytus edwarsi Autolytus inermis Autolytus langerhansi Autolytus longeferiens Autolytus prolifer Autolytus quinquedecimdentatus Autolytus rubrolineatus Autolytus rubropunctatus Axionice maculata Baldia johnstoni Bathychaetus heptapous Bispira crassicornis Bispira volutacornis Brada inhabilis Brada villosa Branchiomma bombyx Branchiomma inconspicua Brania limbata Brania pusilla Bylgides elegans Bylgides groenlandicus Bylgides sarsi Calamyzas amphictenicola Capitella capitata Capitella giardi Capitella minima Caulleriella alata Caulleriella bioculata Caulleriella caput-esocis Caulleriella parva Caulleriella serrata Ceratocephale loveni Chaetoparia nilssoni Chaetopterus variopedatus Chaetozone setosa Chirimia biceps Chitinopoma serrula Chone duneri Chone fauveli Chone filicaudata Chone longocirrata Circeis armoricana Circeis spirillum Cirratulus cirratus Cirratulus filiformis Cirriformia tentaculata Cirrophorus armatus Cirrophorus eliasoni Cirrophorus lyra Clymenella cincta Clymenella torquata Clymenura lankesteri Commensodorum commensalis Cossura longocirrata Ctenodrilus serratus Dasybranchus caducus Dinophilus gyrociliatus Dinophilus taeniatus Diplaconotum paucidentatum Diplocirrus glaucus Ditrupa arietina Diurodrilus minimus Diurodrilus subterraneus Dodecaceria concharum Dorvillea erucaeformis Drilonereis brattstroemi Drilonereis filum Dysponetus caecus Dysponetus paleophorus Eclysippe vanelli Enipo elisabethae Enipo kinbergi Ephesiella peripatus Eteone barbata Eteone flava Eteone foliosa Eteone fucata Eteone longa Eteone picta Eteone spetsbergensis Eteone suecica Euchone analis Euchone papillosa Euchone rubrocincta Euclymene droebachiensis Euclymene lindrothi Euclymene oerstedi Euclymene robusta Eucranta villosa Eulalia bilineata Eulalia clavigera Eulalia expusilla Eulalia hanssoni Eulalia mustela Eulalia tjalfiensis Eulalia tripunctata Eulalia viridis Eumida arctica Eumida bahusiensis Eumida ockelmanni Eumida sanguinea Eunice dubitata Eunice norvegica Eunice pennata Eunoe nodosa Euphrosine armadillo Euphrosine borealis Euphrosine foliosa Eupolymnia nebulosa Eupolymnia nesidensis Eurysyllis tuberculata Eusyllis assimilis Eusyllis blomstrandi Eusyllis lamelligera Euzonus flabelligerus Exogone furcifera Exogone hebes Exogone naidina Exogone verugera Fabricia stellaris Fabriciola baltica Ficopomatus enigmaticus Filograna implexa Flabelligera affinis Gattyana amondseni Gattyana cirrosa Glycera alba Glycera capitata Glycera gigantea Glycera lapidum Glycera rouxii Glycera tesselata Glycera tridactyla Glycera unicornis Glycinde nordmanni Goniada maculata Goniada norvegica Goniada pallida Goniadella bobretzkii Gyptis mackiei Gyptis propinqua Gyptis rosea Haematocleptes terebellidis Harmothoe antilopes Harmothoe aspera Harmothoe borealis Harmothoe extenuata Harmothoe fragilis Harmothoe imbricata Harmothoe impar Harmothoe pagenstecheri Harmothoe spinifera Harmothoe viridis Hauchiella tribullata Hermodice carunculata Hermonia hystrix Hesionides arenaria Hesionides maxima Hesionura elongata Heteromastus filiformis Histriobdella homari Hyalinoecia tubicola Hydroides elegans Hydroides norvegica Hypania invalida Iphitime hartmanae Isocirrus planiceps Janua brasiliensis Janua pagenstecheri Jasmineira candela Jasmineira elegans Josephella marenzelleri Jugaria granulata Kefersteinia cirrata Laetmonice filicornis Lanassa venusta Lanice conchilega Laonice bahusiensis Laonice cirrata Laonice sarsi Laonome kroeyeri Lepidonotus clava Lepidonotus squamatus Leucia nivea Levinsenia gracilis Lipobranchus jeffreysii Lumbriclymene cylindricauda Lumbriclymene minor Lumbrineris agastos Lumbrineris aniara Lumbrineris fragilis Lumbrineris gracilis Lumbrineris latreilli Lumbrineris magnidentata Lumbrineris tetraura Lysilla loveni Lysippe labiata Lysippides fragilis Macrochaeta bansei Macrochaeta clavicornis Macrochaeta helgolandica Macrochaeta polyonyx Magelona alleni Magelona filiformis Magelona minuta Magelona mirabilis Malacoceros fuliginosus Malacoceros tetracerus Malacoceros vulgaris Maldane arctica Maldane sarsi Malmgrenia andreapolis Malmgrenia arenicolae Malmgrenia castanea Malmgrenia furcosetosa Malmgrenia glabra Malmgrenia ljungmani Malmgrenia lunulata Malmgrenia marphysae Malmgrenia mcintoshi Manayunkia aestuarina Marenzelleria viridis Marenzelleria wireni Marphysa sanguinea Mediomastus fragilis Meganerilla swedmarki Melinna cristata Melinna elisabethae Microclymene acirrata Microphthalmus aberrans Microphthalmus bifurcatus Microphthalmus fragilis Microphthalmus listensis Microphthalmus sczelkowii Microphthalmus similis Microspio mecznikowianus Mugga wahrbergi Myriochele danielsseni Myriochele oculata Mystides caeca Mystides southerni Myxicola infundibulum Naineris quadricuspida Neoamphitrite affinis Neoamphitrite figulus Neoamphitrite grayi Neoamphitrite groenlandica Neoleanira tetragona Neopolynoe paradoxa Nephtys assimilis Nephtys caeca Nephtys ciliata Nephtys cirrosa Nephtys hombergii Nephtys hystricis Nephtys incisa Nephtys kersivalensis Nephtys longosetosa Nephtys paradoxa Nephtys pente Nephtys pulchra Nereimyra punctata Nereiphylla lutea Nereis diversicolor Nereis elitoralis Nereis fucata Nereis irrorata Nereis longissima Nereis pelagica Nereis succinea Nereis virens Nereis zonata Nerilla antennata Nerillidium gracile Nerillidium marinum Nerillidium troglochaetoides Nicolea venustula Nicolea zostericola Nicomache lumbricalis Nicomache minor Nicomache personata Nicomache trispinata Notaulax rectangulata Nothria conchylega Notomastus latericeus Notophyllum americanum Notophyllum foliosum Octobranchus floriceps Odontosyllis ctenosoma Odontosyllis fulgurans Odontosyllis gibba Ophelia limacina Ophelia rathkei Ophelina abranchiata Ophelina acuminata Ophelina cylindricaudata Ophelina minima Ophelina modesta Ophelina norvegica Ophiodromus flexuosus Ophryotrocha dubia Ophryotrocha gerlachi Ophryotrocha geryonicola 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