Antillesoma antillarum is the only species of peanut worms (Sipuncula) of the genus Antillesoma. The genus belongs to the family Phascolosomatidae.
Aspidosiphon mokyevskii (Murina, 1964)Golfingia (Thysanocardia) mokyevskii Murina, 1964Golfingia mokyevskii Murina, 1964Phascolion antillarumPhascolosoma (Aedematosomum) antillarum Grube, 1858Phascolosoma (Antillesoma) antillarum Grube, 1858Phascolosoma (Antillesoma) asser (Selenka & De Man, 1883)Phascolosoma (Antillesoma) pelmum (Selenka & De Man, 1883)Phascolosoma (Antillesoma) schmidti Murina, 1975Phascolosoma (Rueppellisoma) gaudens (Lanchester, 1905)Phascolosoma (Rueppellisoma) onomichianum (Ikeda, 1904)Phascolosoma (Rueppellisoma) simile (Chen & Yeh, 1958)Phascolosoma (Rueppellisoma) weldonii (Shipley, 1892)Phascolosoma aethiops Baird, 1868Phascolosoma antillarum Grube, 1858Phascolosoma asser (Selenka & De Man, 1883)Phascolosoma fuscum Keferstein, 1862Phascolosoma glans (De Quatrefages, 1865)Phascolosoma immodestum (De Quatrefages, 1865)Phascolosoma nigriceps Baird, 1868Phascolosoma onomichianum (Ikeda, 1904)Phascolosoma pelma (Selenka & De Man, 1883)Phascolosoma pelmum (Selenka & De Man, 1883)Phascolosoma similis (Chen & Yeh, 1958)Phymosoma antillarum (Grube, 1858)Phymosoma asser Selenka & De Man, in Selenka, de Man & Bülow, 1883Phymosoma onomichianum Ikeda, 1904Phymosoma pelma Selenka & De Man, in Selenka, de Man & Bülow, 1883Physcosoma antillarum (Grube, 1858)Physcosoma asser (Selenka & De Man, 1883)Physcosoma gaudens Lanchester, 1905Physcosoma onomichianum (Ikeda, 1904)Physcosoma pelma (Selenka & De Man, 1883)Physcosoma similis Chen & Yeh, 1958Physcosoma weldonii Shipley, 1892Sipunculus (Aedematosomum) glans De Quatrefages, 1865Sipunculus (Aedematosomum) immodestus De Quatrefages, 1865This species is considered a cosmopolitan species. They are 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.
Antillesoma antillarum has been found inhabiting mollusc shell middens. They accompany and associate with the following species of sipunculids: Aspidosiphon albus, A. Parvulus, A. fischeri, Temistes lageniformis, y Nephasoma pellucidum.
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS): Antillesoma antillarum (Grübe and Oersted, 1858) Taxonomic Serial No.: 772615National Centrer of Biotechnology Information (NCBI): Antillesoma antillarum Taxonomy ID: 210781Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL): Antillesoma antillarum