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Family: Janiridae



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162 species (see list below)
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Austrofilius arnaudi
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Austrofilius furcatus
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Austrofilius mediterraneus
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Austrofilius serratus
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Bagatus stylodactylus
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Caecianiropsis birsteini
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Caecianiropsis ectiformis
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Caecianiropsis goseongensis
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Caecianiropsis psammophila
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Caecijaera borealis
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Caecijaera derjugini
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Caecijaera horvathi
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Caecijaera mirabilis
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Carpias algicola
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Carpias asterphilous
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Carpias bermudensis
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Carpias brachydactylus
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Carpias brucei
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Carpias crosslandi
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Carpias deodatus
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Carpias floridensis
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Carpias galloprovincalis
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Carpias harrietae
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Carpias ichthyoxenos
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Carpias longidactylus
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Carpias longimanus
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Carpias minutus
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Carpias mossambica
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Carpias nana
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Carpias nereus
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Carpias parvus
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Carpias platydactylus
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Carpias punctatus
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Carpias serricaudus
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Carpias stebbingi
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Carpias stylodactylus
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Carpias triocellatus
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Carpias triton
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Carpias villalobosi
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Cuyojanira riojana
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Ectias angusta
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Ectias turqueti
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Hawaianira caudata
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Hawaianira peleae
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Iais aquilei
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Iais californica
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Iais chilense
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Iais elongata
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Iais floridana
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Iais pubescens
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Iais singaporensis
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Ianiropsis analoga
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Ianiropsis breviremis
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Ianiropsis derjugini
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Ianiropsis epilittoralis
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Ianiropsis kincaidi
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Ianiropsis koreaensis
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Ianiropsis kussakini
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Ianiropsis longiantennata
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Ianiropsis longipes
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Ianiropsis magnocula
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Ianiropsis minuta
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Ianiropsis montereyensis
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Ianiropsis neglecta
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Ianiropsis notoensis
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Ianiropsis pallidocula
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Ianiropsis palpalis
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Ianiropsis perplexus
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Ianiropsis picta
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Ianiropsis punctulata
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Ianiropsis serricaudis
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Ianiropsis setifera
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Ianiropsis tridens
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Ianiropsis varians
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Ianisera expansa
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Ianisera trepidus
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Iathrippa bisbidens
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Iathrippa capensis
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Iathrippa hirsuta
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Iathrippa inerme
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Iathrippa longicauda
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Iathrippa menziesi
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Iathrippa multidens
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Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic.

Iathrippa sarsi (Pfeffer, 1887)

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Iathrippa sarsi
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Iathrippa trilobatus
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Iathrippa tristani
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Iolella laciniata
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Jaera albifrons
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Jaera bocqueti
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Jaera danubica
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Jaera forsmani
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Jaera hopeana
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Jaera ischiosetosa
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Jaera istri
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Jaera italica
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Jaera marina
[Little shore isopod]
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Jaera nordica
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Jaera nordmanni
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Jaera petiti
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Jaera posthirsuta
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Jaera praehirsuta
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Jaera sarsi
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Jaera schellenbergi
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Jaera sorrentina
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Jaera syei
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Jaera tyleri
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Jaera wakishiana
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Janaira gracilis
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Janira alta
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Janira denticulata
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Janira japonica
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Janira maculosa
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Janiralata aberrantis
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Janiralata bifurcata
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Janiralata bilobata
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Janiralata bisinuata
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Janiralata chuni
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Janiralata davisi
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Janiralata erostrata
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Janiralata gurjanovae
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Janiralata hexadentata
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Janiralata holmesi
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Janiralata intermedia
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Janiralata koreaensis
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Janiralata kurilensis
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Janiralata microphthalma
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Janiralata modesta
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Janiralata obliterata
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Janiralata occidentalis
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Janiralata ochoensis
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Janiralata pilosa
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Janiralata problematica
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Janiralata rajata
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Janiralata rhacuraeformis
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Janiralata sagamiensis
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Janiralata sarsi
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Janiralata serrata
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Janiralata shiinoi
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Janiralata solasteri
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Janiralata soldatovi
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Janiralata triangulata
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Janiralata tricornis
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Janiralata vitjazi
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Janthura abyssicola
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Janthura bougainvillei
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Microjaera anisopoda
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Microjaera morii
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Microjanira biunguiculata
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Microjanira dentifrons
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Neojaera antarctica
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Neojaera caeca
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Neojaera elongatus
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Neojaera expansa
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Neojaera furcata
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Neojaera hirsuta
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Neojaera octodentata
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Neojaera pusilla
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Neojaera serrata
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Protocharon arenicola
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Protocharon stocki
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Rostrobagatus microps
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Trogloianiropsis lloberai
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Austrofilius arnaudi Antarctic Indian Ocean 1980
Austrofilius furcatus Antarctic. 1910
Austrofilius mediterraneus Mediterranean Sea 2002
Austrofilius serratus Antarctic. 1914
Bagatus stylodactylus Antarctic. 1906
Caecianiropsis birsteini Antarctic. 1979
Caecianiropsis ectiformis Antarctic Indian Ocean 1914
Caecianiropsis goseongensis Antarctic Indian Ocean 2019
Caecianiropsis psammophila California, USA. 1956
Caecijaera borealis Northeast Atlantic 1962
Caecijaera derjugini Sea of Japan. 1962
Caecijaera horvathi Los Angeles, California, 1951
Caecijaera mirabilis Okhotsk Sea. 1962
Carpias algicola Western Central Atlantic 1941
Carpias asterphilous Brazil. 1995
Carpias bermudensis Western Central Atlantic 1902
Carpias brachydactylus Puerto Rico. 1982
Carpias brucei Seychelles Is. 1974
Carpias crosslandi Red Sea. 1910
Carpias deodatus Malaysia. 1992
Carpias floridensis Western Central Atlantic 1983
Carpias galloprovincalis France. 1950
Carpias harrietae Florida, USA. 1981
Carpias ichthyoxenos Senegal. 1961
Carpias longidactylus Gilbert Is. 1946
Carpias longimanus Travancore, India. 1954
Carpias minutus Bermuda. 1902
Carpias mossambica Western Indian Ocean. 2002
Carpias nana Sri Lanka. 1905
Carpias nereus Brazil. 1982
Carpias parvus Fanning Is. 1921
Carpias platydactylus Tuamotu Is. 1906
Carpias punctatus Western Central Atlantic 1984
Carpias serricaudus Puerto Rico. 1968
Carpias stebbingi Mediterranean Sea 1933
Carpias stylodactylus Tuamotu Is. 1906
Carpias triocellatus Malaysia. 1992
Carpias triton Western Central Atlantic 1982
Carpias villalobosi Gulf of California, Mexic 1983
Cuyojanira riojana Southwest Atlantic 1992
Ectias angusta False Bay, South Africa. 1920
Ectias turqueti Antarctic Atlantic. 1906
Hawaianira caudata Antarctic Atlantic. 1910
Hawaianira peleae Hawaii, USA. 1967
Iais aquilei St. Helena Is. 1977
Iais californica California, USA. 1904
Iais chilense Chile. 1992
Iais elongata Inaccessible Is. 1980
Iais floridana Port St. Lucie, Florida, 1999
Iais pubescens Antarctic Indian Ocean 1853
Iais singaporensis Singapore. 1951
Ianiropsis analoga Washington, USA. 1952
Ianiropsis breviremis Northern Atlantic and the 1883
Ianiropsis derjugini Bering Sea. 1933
Ianiropsis epilittoralis California, USA. 1952
Ianiropsis kincaidi Alaska, USA. 1904
Ianiropsis koreaensis Korea. 1990
Ianiropsis kussakini Chile. 1982
Ianiropsis longiantennata Japan. 1910
Ianiropsis longipes Tristan da Cunha. 1980
Ianiropsis magnocula California, USA. 1952
Ianiropsis minuta California, USA. 1952
Ianiropsis montereyensis California, USA. 1952
Ianiropsis neglecta New Zealand. 1909
Ianiropsis notoensis New Zealand. 1985
Ianiropsis pallidocula Sea of Okhotsk. 1962
Ianiropsis palpalis Table Bay, False Bay, Sou 1914
Ianiropsis perplexus Chile. 1962
Ianiropsis picta N. Pacific. 1979
Ianiropsis punctulata N. Pacific. 1979
Ianiropsis serricaudis N. Pacific. 1936
Ianiropsis setifera Japan. 1950
Ianiropsis tridens Pacific Ocean. 1952
Ianiropsis varians Pacific Ocean. 1993
Ianisera expansa Pacific Ocean. 1984
Ianisera trepidus Western Indian Ocean 1976
Iathrippa bisbidens South Africa. 1955
Iathrippa capensis Table Bay, False Bay, Sou 1914
Iathrippa hirsuta Chile. 1981
Iathrippa inerme Australia. 1881
Iathrippa longicauda Antarctic Atlantic and So 1884
Iathrippa menziesi Chile. 1980
Iathrippa multidens Chile. 1962
Iathrippa sarsi Antarctic. 1887
Iathrippa trilobatus Patagonia. 1910
Iathrippa tristani Patagonia. 1886
Iolella laciniata Patagonia. 1872
Jaera albifrons Northeast Atlantic. 1814
Jaera bocqueti Mediterranean Sea 1979
Jaera danubica Slovakia. 2003
Jaera forsmani N. Atlantic. 1950
Jaera hopeana Mediterranean Sea 1853
Jaera ischiosetosa Northeast Atlantic. 1949
Jaera istri Ponto-Caspian Region. 1979
Jaera italica Mediterranean Sea 1938
Jaera marina Little shore isopod North Atlantic
Jaera nordica France (Mediterranean). 1958
Jaera nordmanni Mediterranean and the Bla 1837
Jaera petiti France, (Mediterranean). 1953
Jaera posthirsuta N.W. Atlantic. 1949
Jaera praehirsuta Northeast Atlantic. 1949
Jaera sarsi USSR. 1936
Jaera schellenbergi USSR. 1938
Jaera sorrentina USSR. 1943
Jaera syei Northeast Atlantic 1950
Jaera tyleri Antarctic Atlantic 2014
Jaera wakishiana British Columbia, Canada. 1865
Janaira gracilis Brazil. 1977
Janira alta West of Iceland and the C 1853
Janira denticulata West of Iceland and the C 1891
Janira japonica Japan. 1909
Janira maculosa Northeast Atlantic, the A 1814
Janiralata aberrantis Kuril Is. 1979
Janiralata bifurcata N. Pacific. 1981
Janiralata bilobata Kuril Is. 1979
Janiralata bisinuata N. Pacific. 1972
Janiralata chuni Northwest Pacific. 1910
Janiralata davisi California, USA. 1951
Janiralata erostrata Northwest Pacific 1899
Janiralata gurjanovae Sea of Okhotsk. 1962
Janiralata hexadentata Kuril-Kamchatka Trench (P 1970
Janiralata holmesi S.E. Alaska, USA. 1905
Janiralata intermedia Northern Pacific. 1981
Janiralata koreaensis Korea. 1991
Janiralata kurilensis Kuril Is. 1962
Janiralata microphthalma N. Pacific. 1972
Janiralata modesta N. Pacific. 1981
Janiralata obliterata N. Pacific. 1972
Janiralata occidentalis N. Pacific. 1898
Janiralata ochoensis Sea of Okhotsk. 1962
Janiralata pilosa N. Pacific. 1962
Janiralata problematica Kuril Is. 1979
Janiralata rajata California, USA. 1951
Janiralata rhacuraeformis N.W. Pacific. 1963
Janiralata sagamiensis Northwest Pacific 2006
Janiralata sarsi Northwest Pacific 1905
Janiralata serrata N.W. Pacific. 1963
Janiralata shiinoi E. China Sea. 1962
Janiralata solasteri Washington, USA. 1947
Janiralata soldatovi Sea of Okhotsk. 1933
Janiralata triangulata Northeast Atlantic 1899
Janiralata tricornis N. Atlantic. 1981
Janiralata vitjazi Sea of Okhotsk. 1962
Janthura abyssicola Gulf of Guinea. 1962
Janthura bougainvillei Bougainville Trench. 1963
Microjaera anisopoda Bougainville Trench. 1955
Microjaera morii Northwest Pacific 2005
Microjanira biunguiculata Florida, USA. 1985
Microjanira dentifrons Italy. 1970
Neojaera antarctica Antarctic Atlantic and An 1887
Neojaera caeca Antarctic Atlantic 1984
Neojaera elongatus Chile. 1962
Neojaera expansa South Africa. 1984
Neojaera furcata Antarctic Indian Ocean 1910
Neojaera hirsuta Tristan da Cunha. 1980
Neojaera octodentata Antarctic. 1914
Neojaera pusilla South Africa. 1925
Neojaera serrata Table Bay, South Africa. 1914
Protocharon arenicola Reunion Is. 1956
Protocharon stocki Dominican Republic. 1990
Rostrobagatus microps Martinique. 1993
Trogloianiropsis lloberai Mediterranean Sea 1995



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