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Family: Metridinidae



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29 species (see list below)
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Gaussia princeps
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Metridia asymmetrica
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Metridia bicornuta
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Metridia boecki
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Metridia brevicauda
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Metridia curticauda
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Metridia discreta
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Metridia ferrarii
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Metridia gerlachei
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Metridia gurjanovae
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Metridia ignota
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Metridia longa
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Metridia lucens
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Metridia macrura
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Metridia okhotensis
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Metridia ornata
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Metridia pacifica
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Metridia princeps
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Metridia pseudoasymmetrica
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Metridia similis
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Metridia venusta
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Pleuromamma abdominalis
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Pleuromamma borealis
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Pleuromamma gracilis
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Pleuromamma piseki
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Pleuromamma quadrungulata
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Pleuromamma robusta
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Pleuromamma scutullata
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Pleuromamma xiphias
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Gaussia princeps 1894
Metridia asymmetrica 1950
Metridia bicornuta 1949
Metridia boecki 1889
Metridia brevicauda Cosmopolitan. 1889
Metridia curticauda Indian Ocean, Atlantic Oc 1889
Metridia discreta North Atlantic. 1946
Metridia ferrarii Antarctic Atlantic 2001
Metridia gerlachei Antarctic 1902
Metridia gurjanovae Antarctic 1949
Metridia ignota Antarctic 1906
Metridia longa Northeast Atlantic and th 1854
Metridia lucens Arctic, Southern Pacific, 1865
Metridia macrura Arctic, Southern Pacific, 1905
Metridia okhotensis Arctic, Southern Pacific, 1950
Metridia ornata Antarctic Atlantic 1950
Metridia pacifica Northeast Pacific and the 1950
Metridia princeps Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc 1889
Metridia pseudoasymmetrica Antarctic Atlantic 2001
Metridia similis Antarctic Atlantic 1950
Metridia venusta Cosmopolitan. 1889
Pleuromamma abdominalis Widespread. Tropical to 1856
Pleuromamma borealis Northwest Pacific and Ant 1893
Pleuromamma gracilis Cosmopolitan. 1863
Pleuromamma piseki Pacific Ocean and Atlanti 1929
Pleuromamma quadrungulata Pacific Ocean and Atlanti 1893
Pleuromamma robusta Northwest Pacific and Ant 1893
Pleuromamma scutullata Northwest Pacific and Ant 1950
Pleuromamma xiphias Western Pacific 1889



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