Benthoscolex Horst 1912

Benthoscolex is a genus of fireworms belonging to the family Amphinomidae.^[1][2] The genus contains four species.^[1]

Members of the genus have a flat, fusiform body and lack eyes. They are known mainly from deep-sea substrates.^[2]

Species

The following species are recognised:^[1]

• Benthoscolex coecus Horst, 1912 – Red Sea to the South Western Pacific Ocean
• Benthoscolex cubanus Hartman, 1942 – Caribbean Sea
• Benthoscolex microcarunculata (Treadwell, 1901)
• Benthoscolex seisuiae Jimi, Kimura, Ogawa & Kajihara, 2018 – Kumano Sea, Japan

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