Species Identification: Find Species


Family: Leucotheidae spiky sea walnuts



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Leucothea grandiformis
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Leucothea japonica
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Photo by Patrão de Oliveira, Otto Müller

Western Pacific, Western
Max. Length 25 cm H
Leucothea multicornis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

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Leucothea multicornis
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Leucothea ochracea
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Leucothea pulchra
[Orange-tipped sea gooseberry]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Leucothea grandiformis Pacific Ocean. 1902
Leucothea japonica Pacific Ocean. 1918
Leucothea multicornis Western Pacific, Western 25 H 1824
Leucothea ochracea Western Atlantic 1912
Leucothea pulchra Orange-tipped sea gooseberry Eastern Pacific 1988



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