Antillesoma antillarum

***Antillesoma antillarum*** is the only species of peanut worms (Sipuncula) of the genus _Antillesoma_. The genus belongs to the family Phascolosomatidae.

## Synonymy

- _Aspidosiphon mokyevskii_<small> (Murina, 1964)</small>
- _Golfingia (Thysanocardia) mokyevskii_ <small>Murina, 1964</small>
- _Golfingia mokyevskii_ <small>Murina, 1964</small>
- _Phascolion antillarum_
- _Phascolosoma (Aedematosomum) antillarum_ <small>Grube, 1858</small>
- _Phascolosoma (Antillesoma) antillarum_ <small>Grube, 1858</small>
- _Phascolosoma (Antillesoma) asser_ <small>(Selenka & De Man, 1883)</small>
- _Phascolosoma (Antillesoma) pelmum_ <small> (Selenka & De Man, 1883)</small>
- _Phascolosoma (Antillesoma) schmidti_ <small>Murina, 1975</small>
- _Phascolosoma (Rueppellisoma) gaudens_ <small>(Lanchester, 1905)</small>
- _Phascolosoma (Rueppellisoma) onomichianum_ <small>(Ikeda, 1904)</small>
- _Phascolosoma (Rueppellisoma) simile_ <small>(Chen & Yeh, 1958)</small>
- _Phascolosoma (Rueppellisoma) weldonii_ <small>(Shipley, 1892)</small>
- _Phascolosoma aethiops_ <small>Baird, 1868</small>
- _Phascolosoma antillarum_ <small>Grube, 1858</small>
- _Phascolosoma asser_ <small>(Selenka & De Man, 1883)</small>
- _Phascolosoma fuscum_ <small>Keferstein, 1862</small>
- _Phascolosoma glans_ <small>(De Quatrefages, 1865)</small>
- _Phascolosoma immodestum_ <small>(De Quatrefages, 1865)</small>
- _Phascolosoma nigriceps_ <small>Baird, 1868</small>
- _Phascolosoma onomichianum_ <small>(Ikeda, 1904)</small>
- _Phascolosoma pelma_ <small>(Selenka & De Man, 1883)</small>
- _Phascolosoma pelmum_ <small>(Selenka & De Man, 1883)</small>
- _Phascolosoma similis_ <small>(Chen & Yeh, 1958)</small>
- _Phymosoma antillarum_ <small>(Grube, 1858)</small>
- _Phymosoma asser_ <small>Selenka & De Man, in Selenka, de Man & Bülow, 1883</small>
- _Phymosoma onomichianum_ <small>Ikeda, 1904</small>
- _Phymosoma pelma_ <small>Selenka & De Man, in Selenka, de Man & Bülow, 1883</small>
- _Physcosoma antillarum_ <small>(Grube, 1858)</small>
- _Physcosoma asser_ <small>(Selenka & De Man, 1883)</small>
- _Physcosoma gaudens_ <small>Lanchester, 1905</small>
- _Physcosoma onomichianum_ <small>(Ikeda, 1904)</small>
- _Physcosoma pelma_ <small>(Selenka & De Man, 1883)</small>
- _Physcosoma similis_ <small>Chen & Yeh, 1958</small>
- _Physcosoma weldonii_ <small>Shipley, 1892</small>
- _Sipunculus (Aedematosomum) glans_ <small>De Quatrefages, 1865</small>
- _Sipunculus (Aedematosomum) immodestus_ <small>De Quatrefages, 1865</small>

## Distribution

This species is widespread in tropical and subtropical waters. It has been reported in the western Atlantic and the Caribbean from Florida to Brazil, in the eastern Atlantic in Sierra Leone.

### Habitat

_Antillesoma antillarum_ have been found living in mollusc shell middens.  They accompany and associate with the following species of sipunculids: _Aspidosiphon albus_,  _ A. Parvulus_, _A. fischeri_, _Temistes lageniformis_, y _Nephasoma pellucidum_.

## Other website

- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS): _Antillesoma antillarum_  (Grübe and Oersted, 1858) Taxonomic Serial No.: 772615
- National Centrer of Biotechnology Information (NCBI): _Antillesoma antillarum_ Taxonomy ID: 210781
- Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL): _Antillesoma antillarum_