Benthoscolex is a genus of fireworms belonging to the family Amphinomidae. The genus contains four species.
Members of the genus have a flat, fusiform body and lack eyes. They are known mainly from deep-sea substrates.
Species The following species are recognised: 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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