Species Identification: Find Species


Family: Halicreatidae



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Max. Length 2.5 cm WD

 
Botrynema brucei
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Max. Length 2.5 cm WD

 
Botrynema ellinorae
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Halicreas bigelowi
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Max. Length 4 cm WD

 
Halicreas minimum
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Max. Length 3.5 cm WD

 
Haliscera alba
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Max. Length 1.9 cm WD

 
Haliscera bigelowi
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Max. Length 1.8 cm WD

 
Haliscera conica
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Max. Length 0.8 cm WD

 
Haliscera racovitzae
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Max. Length 10 cm WD

 
Halitrephes maasi
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Halitrephes valdiviae
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Botrynema brucei Arctic, Indo-Pacific, Atl 2.5 WD 1908
Botrynema ellinorae Northwest Atlantic and Ar 2.5 WD 1909
Halicreas bigelowi Atlantic and Pacific Ocea 1947
Halicreas minimum Cosmopolitan. Mostly pol 4 WD 1882
Haliscera alba Southeast Atlantic 3.5 WD 1902
Haliscera bigelowi Antarctic, Atlantic and P 1.9 WD 1947
Haliscera conica Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc 1.8 WD 1902
Haliscera racovitzae Southeast Atlantic, Easte 0.8 WD 1906
Halitrephes maasi Cosmopolitan in warm and 10 WD 1909
Halitrephes valdiviae Western Atlantic 1912



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