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Family: Dicyemidae



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81 species (see list below)
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Dicyema acciacatum
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Dicyema acheroni
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Dicyema acuticephalum
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Dicyema aegira
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Dicyema apalachiensis
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Dicyema apollyoni
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Dicyema australis
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Dicyema balamuthi
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Dicyema balanocephalum
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Dicyema banyulensis
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Dicyema benedeni
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Dicyema bilobum
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Dicyema briarei
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Dicyema caudatum
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Dicyema clavatum
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Dicyema codonocephalum
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Dicyema colurum
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Dicyema dolichocephalum
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Dicyema erythrum
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Dicyema hadrum
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Dicyema hypercephalum
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Dicyema japonicum
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Dicyema leiocephalum
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Dicyema lycidoeceum
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Dicyema macrocephalum
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Dicyema megalocephalum
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Dicyema microcephalum
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Dicyema misakiense
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Dicyema monodi
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Dicyema moschatum
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Dicyema oligomerum
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Dicyema orientale
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Dicyema paradoxum
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Dicyema platycephalum
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Dicyema rhadinum
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Dicyema rondeletiolae
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Dicyema schulzianum
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Dicyema shimantoense
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Dicyema shorti
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Dicyema sphyrocephalum
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Dicyema sullivani
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Dicyema truncatum
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Dicyema typoides
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Dicyema typus
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Dicyema whitmani
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Dicyemennea abasi
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Dicyemennea abbreviata
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Dicyemennea abelis
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Dicyemennea abreida
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Dicyemennea adscita
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Dicyemennea antarcticensis
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Dicyemennea bathybenthum
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Dicyemennea brevicephala
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Dicyemennea brevicephaloides
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Dicyemennea californica
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Dicyemennea canadensis
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Dicyemennea curta
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Dicyemennea discocephalum
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Dicyemennea dogieli
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Dicyemennea dorycephalum
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Dicyemennea eledones
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Dicyemennea eltanini
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Dicyemennea filiformis
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Dicyemennea gracile
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Dicyemennea granularis
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Dicyemennea gyrinodes
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Dicyemennea lameerei
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Dicyemennea loninucleata
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Dicyemennea mastigoides
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Dicyemennea minabense
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Dicyemennea nouveli
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Dicyemennea ophioides
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Dicyemennea pileum
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Dicyemennea rossiae
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Dicyemennea trochocephalum
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Dicyemodeca anthinocephalum
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Dicyemodeca deca
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Dicyemodeca sceptrum
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Pleodicyema delamarei
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Pseudicyema nakaoi
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Pseudicyema truncatum
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Dicyema acciacatum Eastern Central Pacific 1949
Dicyema acheroni Eastern Pacific 1949
Dicyema acuticephalum Northwest Pacific 1947
Dicyema aegira Western Central Atlantic 1952
Dicyema apalachiensis Western Central Atlantic. 1961
Dicyema apollyoni Northeast Pacific 1947
Dicyema australis Southwest Atlantic 1968
Dicyema balamuthi Eastern Central Pacific 1949
Dicyema balanocephalum Northwest Pacific 0.2 TL 2006
Dicyema banyulensis Mediterranean. 1999
Dicyema benedeni Mediterranean. 1999
Dicyema bilobum Western Central Atlantic 1964
Dicyema briarei Western Central Atlantic 1961
Dicyema caudatum Northwest Pacific. 1960
Dicyema clavatum Northwest Pacific 1992
Dicyema codonocephalum Northwest Pacific 2008
Dicyema colurum Northwest Pacific 1999
Dicyema dolichocephalum Northwest Pacific 1999
Dicyema erythrum Northwest Pacific 1999
Dicyema hadrum Northwest Pacific 1999
Dicyema hypercephalum To be filled. 1961
Dicyema japonicum Northwest Pacific
Dicyema leiocephalum Northwest Pacific 0.2 TL 2006
Dicyema lycidoeceum Northwest Pacific 1999
Dicyema macrocephalum Northeast Atlantic and th 1878
Dicyema megalocephalum Eastern Central Atlantic. 1934
Dicyema microcephalum Mediterranean. 1883
Dicyema misakiense Northwest Pacific 1938
Dicyema monodi Eastern Central Atlantic 1934
Dicyema moschatum Mediterranean. 1883
Dicyema oligomerum Northwest Pacific. 1960
Dicyema orientale Northwest Pacific 1938
Dicyema paradoxum Northeast Atlantic and th 1849
Dicyema platycephalum Southwest Atlantic. 1969
Dicyema rhadinum Northwest Pacific 1999
Dicyema rondeletiolae Mediterranean. 1944
Dicyema schulzianum Northeast Atlantic and th 1876
Dicyema shimantoense Northwest Pacific 2008
Dicyema shorti Western Central Atlantic 2002
Dicyema sphyrocephalum Northwest Pacific 1999
Dicyema sullivani Eastern Central Pacific 1949
Dicyema truncatum Northeast Atlantic. 1883
Dicyema typoides Western Central Atlantic 1961
Dicyema typus Northeast Atlantic and th 1876
Dicyema whitmani Northeast Atlantic and th 1999
Dicyemennea abasi Eastern Pacific 1949
Dicyemennea abbreviata Eastern Pacific 1949
Dicyemennea abelis Eastern Pacific 1949
Dicyemennea abreida Northeast Pacific 1957
Dicyemennea adscita Northeast Pacific 1949
Dicyemennea antarcticensis Antarctic 1970
Dicyemennea bathybenthum Antarctic Atlantic 2002
Dicyemennea brevicephala Northeast Pacific 1941
Dicyemennea brevicephaloides Northeast Pacific 1962
Dicyemennea californica Northeast Pacific (Ref. 1 1941
Dicyemennea canadensis Northwest Atlantic 2002
Dicyemennea curta Northwest Pacific (Ref. 1 1962
Dicyemennea discocephalum Antarctic Atlantic 1983
Dicyemennea dogieli Northwest Pacific (Ref. 1 1962
Dicyemennea dorycephalum Antarctic Atlantic 2002
Dicyemennea eledones Northeast Atlantic 1857
Dicyemennea eltanini Antarctic Atlantic 1969
Dicyemennea filiformis Northeast Pacific 1962
Dicyemennea gracile Northeast Atlantic and th 1857
Dicyemennea granularis Eastern Pacific 1941
Dicyemennea gyrinodes Northwest Pacific 1999
Dicyemennea lameerei Northeast Atlantic and th 1932
Dicyemennea loninucleata Northwest Pacific (Ref. 1 1962
Dicyemennea mastigoides Northwest Pacific 1999
Dicyemennea minabense Northwest Pacific 1999
Dicyemennea nouveli Northeast Pacific 1959
Dicyemennea ophioides Northwest Pacific 1999
Dicyemennea pileum Northwest Pacific 2008
Dicyemennea rossiae Northwest Pacific (Ref. 1 1962
Dicyemennea trochocephalum Northwest Pacific 1999
Dicyemodeca anthinocephalum Northwest Pacific 1999
Dicyemodeca deca to be filled. 1957
Dicyemodeca sceptrum Northeast Pacific. 1897
Pleodicyema delamarei Mediterranean 1961
Pseudicyema nakaoi Northwest Pacific 1999
Pseudicyema truncatum Northeast Atlantic and t 1883



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