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Family: Mecynostomidae



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31 species
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Max. Length 0.1 cm TL

 
Eumecynostomum altitudi
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Eumecynostomum asterium
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Eumecynostomum bathycolum
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Eumecynostomum flavescens
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Eumecynostomum fragilis
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Eumecynostomum juistensis
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Eumecynostomum luridum
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Eumecynostomum macrobursalium
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Eumecynostomum maritimum
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Eumecynostomum pallidum
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Eumecynostomum papillosum
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Eumecynostomum westbladi
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Mecynostomum auritum
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Mecynostomum cordiforme
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Mecynostomum haplovarium
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Mecynostomum lentiferum
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Mecynostomum predatum
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Mecynostomum sicilianum
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Mecynostomum torquens
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Neomecynostomum granulum
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Paedomecynostomum bruneum
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Paramecynostomum carchedonium
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Paramecynostomum diversicolor
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Philomecynostomum lapillum
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Postmecynostomum glandulosum
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Postmecynostomum pictum
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Pseudmecynostomum bruneum
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Pseudmecynostomum folium
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Pseudmecynostomum pelophilum
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Max. Length 0.1 cm TL

 
Pseudmecynostomum phoca
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Stylomecynostomum bodegensis
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Eumecynostomum altitudi Northeast Atlantic. 0.1 TL 1983
Eumecynostomum asterium Northwest Atlantic 0.1 TL 2003
Eumecynostomum bathycolum Northeast Atlantic 1948
Eumecynostomum flavescens Northeast Atlantic. Clim 1968
Eumecynostomum fragilis Northeast Atlantic 1968
Eumecynostomum juistensis Northeast Atlantic (Ref. 1968
Eumecynostomum luridum Northeast Pacific 2000
Eumecynostomum macrobursalium Northeast Atlantic (Ref. 1946
Eumecynostomum maritimum Northeast Atlantic 1968
Eumecynostomum pallidum Northeast Atlantic. 1915
Eumecynostomum papillosum Northeast Atlantic 1974
Eumecynostomum westbladi Northeast Atlantic. 0.1 TL 1968
Mecynostomum auritum Northeast Atlantic and th 1851
Mecynostomum cordiforme Northwest Atlantic 1879
Mecynostomum haplovarium Northeast Atlantic 1968
Mecynostomum lentiferum Northwest Atlantic 1879
Mecynostomum predatum Northeast Atlantic 1976
Mecynostomum sicilianum Northeast Atlantic 1954
Mecynostomum torquens Northeast Pacific 2000
Neomecynostomum granulum Northeast Atlantic 1968
Paedomecynostomum bruneum North Atlantic 1968
Paramecynostomum carchedonium Mediterranean Sea 1998
Paramecynostomum diversicolor North Atlantic. 1845
Philomecynostomum lapillum Northeast Atlantic 1968
Postmecynostomum glandulosum Northeast Atlantic 1946
Postmecynostomum pictum Northeast Atlantic 1968
Pseudmecynostomum bruneum Northeast Atlantic 1968
Pseudmecynostomum folium Northwest Atlantic 0.1 TL 2003
Pseudmecynostomum pelophilum Northeast Atlantic 1968
Pseudmecynostomum phoca Northwest Atlantic 0.1 TL 2003
Stylomecynostomum bodegensis Eastern Central Pacific 0.0 TL 2003



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