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Family: Grantiidae



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146 species
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Amphiute ijimai
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Amphiute paulini
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Aphroceras alcicornis
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Aphroceras asconoides
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Aphroceras caespitosa
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Aphroceras caminus
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Aphroceras cataphracta
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Aphroceras ensata
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Aphroceras ramosa
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Aphroceras sericatum
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Aphroceras syconoides
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Grantia aculeata
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Grantia beringiana
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Grantia canadensis
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Grantia capillosa
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Grantia comoxensis
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Max. Length 15 cm OT

 
Grantia compressa
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Grantia foliacea
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Grantia invenusta
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Grantia monstruosa
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Grantia nipponica
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Grantia phillipsi
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Grantia tenuis
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Grantia uchidai
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Hypograntia infrequens
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Leucandra amakusana
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Leucandra amorpha
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Leucandra ananas
[Pineapple calcareous sponge]
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Leucandra anguinea
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Leucandra apicalis
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Leucandra aspera
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Leucandra balearica
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Leucandra barbata
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Leucandra bathybia
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Leucandra bolivari
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Leucandra brumalis
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Leucandra caminus
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Leucandra capillata
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Leucandra claviformis
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Leucandra conica
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Leucandra consolida
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Leucandra crosslandi
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Leucandra cumberlandensis
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Leucandra cylindrica
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Leucandra donnani
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Leucandra dwarkaensis
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Leucandra falcigera
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Leucandra fistulosa
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Leucandra foliata
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Leucandra fragilis
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Leucandra glabra
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Leucandra gladiator
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Leucandra globosa
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Leucandra goliath
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Leucandra gossei
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Max. Length 10 cm H

 
Leucandra heathi
[Bristly case sponge]
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Leucandra helena
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Leucandra henrycarteri
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Leucandra irregularis
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Leucandra kaiana
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Leucandra laptevi
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Leucandra levis
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Leucandra loricata
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Leucandra losangelensis
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Leucandra meandrina
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Leucandra mozambiquensis
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Leucandra multiformis
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Leucandra nausicaae
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Leucandra okinoseana
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Leucandra onigaseana
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Leucandra ornata
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Leucandra ovata
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Leucandra pacifica
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Leucandra palaoensis
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Leucandra paucispina
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Leucandra pilula
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Leucandra poculiformis
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Leucandra pumila
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Leucandra pyriformis
[Flame-silhouetted calcareous sponge]
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Leucandra regina
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Leucandra rigida
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Leucandra secutor
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Leucandra splendens
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Leucandra tahuatae
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Leucandra taylori
[Taylor's calcareous sponge]
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Leucandra telum
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Leucandra tropica
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Leucandra tuba
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Leucandra valida
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Leucandra verdensis
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Leucandra vesicularis
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Leucandra wasinensis
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Leucandra yuriagensis
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Leucandrilla intermedia
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Leucandrilla wasinensis
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Leucettaga loculifera
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Paragrantia waguensis
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Sycaltis conifera
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Sycaltis glacialis
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Sycaltis perforata
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Sycandra alcyoncellum
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Sycandra ampulla
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Sycandra arctica
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Sycandra barbadense
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Sycandra borealis
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Sycandra brevipilis
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Sycandra capillosa
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Sycandra ciliata
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Sycandra coacta
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Sycandra compressa
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Sycandra coronata
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Sycandra elegans
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Sycandra glabra
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Sycandra hebe
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Sycandra helleri
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Sycandra inconspicua
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Sycandra longipilis
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Sycandra maxima
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Sycandra parvulum
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Sycandra pennigera
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Sycandra polaris
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Sycandra proboscidea
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Sycandra quadrata
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Sycandra ramosa
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Sycandra ramsayi
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Sycandra rigida
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Sycandra schmidti
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Sycandra scoparia
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Sycandra tabulata
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Sycandra utriculus
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Sycandra villosa
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Sycodorus hystrix
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Sycute dendyi
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Sycyssa huxleyi
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Synute pulchella
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Ute armata
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Ute capillosa
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Ute ensata
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Ute glabra
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Ute insulagemmae
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Ute pedunculata
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Ute spenceri
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Ute spiculosa
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Ute syconoides
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Ute utriculus
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Ute viridis
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Amphiute ijimai
Amphiute paulini 1894
Aphroceras alcicornis South China Sea. 1858
Aphroceras asconoides South China Sea.
Aphroceras caespitosa South China Sea. 1872
Aphroceras caminus South China Sea.
Aphroceras cataphracta South China Sea. 1872
Aphroceras ensata Indo-Pacific, Eastern Atl 1858
Aphroceras ramosa Indo-Pacific, Eastern Atl
Aphroceras sericatum Indo-Pacific, Eastern Atl
Aphroceras syconoides Indo-Pacific, Eastern Atl
Grantia aculeata Antarctic Indian Ocean 1908
Grantia beringiana Antarctic Indian Ocean 1918
Grantia canadensis Antarctic Indian Ocean 1896
Grantia capillosa Northeast Atlantic and th 1862
Grantia comoxensis Northeast Atlantic and th 1863
Grantia compressa Northeast Atlantic and No 15 OT 1780
Grantia foliacea Northeast Atlantic and No 1898
Grantia invenusta Northeast Atlantic and No 1900
Grantia monstruosa Northeast Atlantic and No 1898
Grantia nipponica Northwest Pacific 1918
Grantia phillipsi Northwest Pacific 1900
Grantia tenuis Antarctic Indian Ocean 1908
Grantia uchidai Northwest Pacific 1941
Hypograntia infrequens Indo-West Pacific 1886
Leucandra amakusana Northwest Pacific 1943
Leucandra amorpha Western Central Atlantic 1883
Leucandra ananas Pineapple calcareous sponge Northern Atlantic and the 1818
Leucandra anguinea Western Indian Ocean 1884
Leucandra apicalis Western Indian Ocean 1905
Leucandra aspera Western Central Atlantic 1862
Leucandra balearica Northwest Atlantic and th 1886
Leucandra barbata Cosmopolitan. 1864
Leucandra bathybia Cosmopolitan. 1869
Leucandra bolivari Mediterranean 1916
Leucandra brumalis Mediterranean 1908
Leucandra caminus Northeast Atlantic and W 1872
Leucandra capillata Western Central Pacific 1883
Leucandra claviformis Western Indian Ocean 1877
Leucandra conica Southwest Pacific 1885
Leucandra consolida Northwest Pacific 1943
Leucandra crosslandi Eastern Central Atlantic 1908
Leucandra cumberlandensis Eastern Central Atlantic 1900
Leucandra cylindrica Eastern Central Atlantic 1887
Leucandra donnani Indian Ocean. 1905
Leucandra dwarkaensis Indian Ocean. 1915
Leucandra falcigera Western Indian Ocean 1877
Leucandra fistulosa Northeast Atlantic 1842
Leucandra foliata Northwest Pacific 1918
Leucandra fragilis Northwest Pacific 1940
Leucandra glabra Northwest Pacific 1940
Leucandra gladiator Eastern Indian Ocean 1892
Leucandra globosa Northwest Pacific 1943
Leucandra goliath Western Central Pacific 1883
Leucandra gossei Northeast Atlantic 1862
Leucandra heathi Bristly case sponge Eastern Pacific and the A 10 H 1906
Leucandra helena Eastern Pacific and the A 1885
Leucandra henrycarteri Eastern Pacific and the A 2020
Leucandra irregularis Eastern Pacific and the A 1930
Leucandra kaiana Eastern Central Pacific 1951
Leucandra laptevi Eastern Central Pacific 1952
Leucandra levis Antarctic Indian Ocean 1884
Leucandra loricata Western Pacific 1883
Leucandra losangelensis Western Pacific 1930
Leucandra meandrina Indo-West Pacific 1885
Leucandra mozambiquensis Western Indian Ocean 2018
Leucandra multiformis Western Central Pacific a 1883
Leucandra nausicaae Western Indian Ocean and 1877
Leucandra okinoseana Northeast Pacific 1929
Leucandra onigaseana Northwest Pacific 1929
Leucandra ornata Northwest Pacific 2021
Leucandra ovata Antarctic Indian Ocean 1883
Leucandra pacifica Northwest Pacific 1929
Leucandra palaoensis Central Pacific 1943
Leucandra paucispina Northwest Pacific 1929
Leucandra pilula Western Indian Ocean 2018
Leucandra poculiformis Northern Pacific 1918
Leucandra pumila Northern Pacific 1866
Leucandra pyriformis Flame-silhouetted calcareous sponge Northern Pacific 1904
Leucandra regina Southwest Pacific 1926
Leucandra rigida Northeast Pacific 1940
Leucandra secutor Southwest Pacific 1926
Leucandra splendens Northwest Pacific 1918
Leucandra tahuatae Eastern Central Pacific 2020
Leucandra taylori Taylor's calcareous sponge Eastern Pacific 1900
Leucandra telum Mediterranean. 1891
Leucandra tropica Eastern Central Pacific 1943
Leucandra tuba Northwest Pacific 1918
Leucandra valida Northwest Pacific 1900
Leucandra verdensis Eastern Central Atlantic 1908
Leucandra vesicularis Southwest Pacific 1926
Leucandra wasinensis Indian Ocean 1908
Leucandra yuriagensis Northwest Pacific 1933
Leucandrilla intermedia Western Indian Ocean 1909
Leucandrilla wasinensis Western Indian Ocean 1908
Leucettaga loculifera Western Indian Ocean 1872
Paragrantia waguensis Western Indian Ocean
Sycaltis conifera Western Indian Ocean
Sycaltis glacialis Western Indian Ocean 1872
Sycaltis perforata Western Central Atlantic 1872
Sycandra alcyoncellum Western Central Atlantic
Sycandra ampulla Western Central Atlantic
Sycandra arctica Western Central Atlantic
Sycandra barbadense Western Central Atlantic
Sycandra borealis Western Central Atlantic
Sycandra brevipilis Western Central Atlantic
Sycandra capillosa Western Central Atlantic
Sycandra ciliata Western Central Atlantic
Sycandra coacta Western Central Atlantic
Sycandra compressa Western Central Atlantic
Sycandra coronata Eastern Central Pacific
Sycandra elegans Eastern Central Pacific
Sycandra glabra Eastern Central Pacific
Sycandra hebe Eastern Central Pacific
Sycandra helleri Eastern Central Pacific
Sycandra inconspicua Eastern Central Pacific
Sycandra longipilis Eastern Central Pacific
Sycandra maxima Eastern Central Pacific
Sycandra parvulum Eastern Central Pacific 1904
Sycandra pennigera Eastern Central Pacific
Sycandra polaris Eastern Central Pacific
Sycandra proboscidea Eastern Central Pacific
Sycandra quadrata Eastern Central Pacific
Sycandra ramosa Eastern Central Pacific
Sycandra ramsayi Eastern Central Pacific 1885
Sycandra rigida Eastern Central Pacific
Sycandra schmidti Eastern Central Pacific
Sycandra scoparia Eastern Central Pacific
Sycandra tabulata Eastern Central Pacific
Sycandra utriculus Eastern Central Pacific 1870
Sycandra villosa Eastern Central Pacific
Sycodorus hystrix Western Indian Ocean and 1872
Sycute dendyi Western Indian Ocean and 1895
Sycyssa huxleyi Mediterranean. 1872
Synute pulchella Mediterranean. 1892
Ute armata Mediterranean. 1929
Ute capillosa Antarctic and the Mediter
Ute ensata Antarctic and the Mediter
Ute glabra Northeast Atlantic and th 1864
Ute insulagemmae Western Indian Ocean 2018
Ute pedunculata Western Indian Ocean 1929
Ute spenceri Western Indian Ocean 1892
Ute spiculosa Western Indian Ocean 1892
Ute syconoides Western Indian Ocean 1886
Ute utriculus Western Indian Ocean
Ute viridis Western Indian Ocean 1868



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