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Species Identification: Find Species
Class: Leptocardii
Order: Not assigned
Family: Branchiostomatidae

Genus: Branchiostoma

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Branchiostoma africae
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Max. Length 4.1 cm TL
 
Branchiostoma arabiae
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Branchiostoma bazarutense
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Chu, Elaine

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 5.5 cm TL
Branchiostoma belcheriGray, 1847

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Branchiostoma belcheri
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Max. Length 3.4 cm TL
 
Branchiostoma bennetti
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Branchiostoma bermudae
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Chu, Elaine

Eastern Central Pacific a

Branchiostoma californienseAndrews, 1893

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Branchiostoma californiense
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Branchiostoma capense
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Branchiostoma caribaeum
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Branchiostoma elongatum
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Chu, Elaine

Western Central Atlantic

Branchiostoma floridaeHubbs, 1922

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Branchiostoma floridae
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Branchiostoma gambiense
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Branchiostoma indicum
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Max. Length 5 cm TL
 
Branchiostoma japonicum
[Japanese lancelet]

Chu, Elaine

Northeast Atlantic, Weste

Branchiostoma lanceolatum(Pallas, 1774)

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Branchiostoma lanceolatum
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Branchiostoma leonense
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Branchiostoma longirostrum
[Shellhash lancelet]
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Max. Length 3.7 cm TL
 
Branchiostoma malayanum
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Max. Length 5.5 cm TL
 
Branchiostoma minucauda
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Max. Length 2.9 cm TL
 
Branchiostoma mortonense
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Branchiostoma nigeriense
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Branchiostoma platae
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Branchiostoma senegalense
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Branchiostoma tattersalli
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Branchiostoma virginiae
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