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Family: Lysianassidae



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239 species
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Acheronia pegasus
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Acidostoma hancocki
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Acidostoma laticorne
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Acidostoma molariferum
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Acidostoma nodiferum
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Acidostoma obesum
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Acidostoma pectinata
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Acidostoma sarsi
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Acontiostoma marionis
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Acontiostoma tuberculata
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Adeliella laticornis
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Adeliella olivieri
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Adeliella takoradia
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Max. Length 34 cm TL

 
Alicella gigantea
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Amaryllis brevicornis
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Amaryllis carrascoi
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Amaryllis croca
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Amaryllis dianae
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Amaryllis kamata
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Amaryllis keablei
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Amaryllis macrophthalmus
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Amaryllis maculata
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Amaryllis migo
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Amaryllis moona
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Amaryllis olinda
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Amaryllis philatelica
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Amaryllis quokka
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Amaryllis spencerensis
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Ambasiella murmanica
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Ambasiopsis brevipes
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Ambasiopsis georgiensis
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Ambasiopsis tumicornis
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Ambasiopsis uncinata
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Apotectonia heterostegos
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Aristiopsis tacitus
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Aruga emarginata
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Aruga falklandica
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Aruga holmesi
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Aruga kieppe
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Aruga oculata
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Aruga paracuru
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Arugella ewa
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Azotostoma fusta
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Bathyamaryllis ouvea
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Bathyschraderia fragilis
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Bathyschraderia magnifica
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Boeckosimus affinis
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Boeckosimus botkini
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Boeckosimus brevicaudatus
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Boeckosimus caricus
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Boeckosimus derjugini
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Boeckosimus dubius
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Boeckosimus edwardsi
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Boeckosimus krassini
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Boeckosimus normani
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Boeckosimus plautus
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Boeckosimus sibiricus
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Boeckosimus turgidus
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Bruunosa bruuni
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Cedrosella fomes
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Charcotia enoei
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Cheirimedon crenatipalmatus
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Cheirimedon femoratus
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Cheirimedon fougneri
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Cheirimedon similis
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Concarnes concavus
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Crybelocephalus megalurus
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Cyclocaris guilelmi
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Cyclocaris tahitensis
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Dissiminassa dissimilis
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Dissiminassa homosassa
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Eclecticus eclecticus
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Max. Length 8.3 cm TL

 
Eurythenes atacamensis
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Arntz, Wolf E.

Western Central Atlantic,
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
Eurythenes gryllus(Lichtenstein, 1822)

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Eurythenes gryllus
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Eurythenes obesus
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Eurythenes thurstoni
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Gronella groenlandica
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Gronella lobata
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Hippomedon abyssi
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Hippomedon coecus
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Hippomedon columbianus
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Hippomedon denticulatus
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Hippomedon gorbunovi
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Hippomedon granulosus
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Hippomedon holbolli
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Arntz, Wolf E.

Southern Ocean

Hippomedon kergueleni(Miers, 1875)

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Hippomedon kergueleni
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Hippomedon macrocephalus
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Hippomedon major
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Hippomedon massiliensis
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Hippomedon pensacola
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Hippomedon propinquus
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Hippomedon serratus
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Hippomedon subrobustus
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Hippomedon tenax
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Hippomedon vao
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Hippomedon zetesimus
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Ichnopus annasona
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Ichnopus capricornus
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Ichnopus pelagicus
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Ichnopus spinicornis
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Ichnopus taurus
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Ichnopus tenuicornis
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Ichnopus wardi
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Kakanui integricauda
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Koroga megalops
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Lepidepecreella bidens
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Lepidepecreella charno
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Lepidepecreella ctenophora
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Lepidepecreella cymba
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Lepidepecreella emarginata
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Lepidepecreella ovalis
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Lepidepecreella sarcelle
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Lepidepecreella tridactyla
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Lysianassa alba
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Lysianassa ceratina
[Compact amphipod]
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Lysianassa cinghalensis
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Lysianassa coelocheir
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Lysianassa holmesi
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Lysianassa insperata
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Lysianassa oculata
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Lysianassa pariter
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Lysianassa pilicornis
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Lysianassa plumosa
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Lysianassina longicornis
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Lysianella morbihanensis
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Lysianopsis alba
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Lysianopsis cubensis
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Lysianopsis dissimilis
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Lysianopsis macromerus
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Lysianopsis ozona
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Lysianopsis subantarctica
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Macronassa macromera
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Macronassa pariter
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Menigrates obtusifrons
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Menigrates spinirami
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Menigratopsis svennilssoni
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Mesocyphocaris longicaudatus
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Metacyclocaris polycheles
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Metacyphocaris helgae
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Ocosingo borlus
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Orchomene abyssorum
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Orchomene breviceps
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Orchomene crenata
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Orchomene depressa
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Orchomene distinctus
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Orchomene gerulicorbis
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Orchomene groenlandica
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Orchomene humilis
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Orchomene lepidula
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Orchomene limodes
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Orchomene macroserrata
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Orchomene magdalenensis
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Orchomene pectinata
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Orchomene pinquis
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Orchomene plebs
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Orchomene rossi
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Orchomene serratus
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Orchomene similis
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Orchomene tschernyschevi
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Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic Atlantic

Orchomenella acanthurus(Schellenberg, 1931)

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Orchomenella acanthurus
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Orchomenella cavimanus
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Orchomenella chilensis
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Orchomenella decipiens
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Orchomenella franklini
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Orchomenella groenlandica
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Orchomenella guillei
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Orchomenella holmesi
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Orchomenella hureaui
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Orchomenella minuta
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Max. Length 1.2 cm NG

 
Orchomenella obtusa
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Orchomenella pacifica
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Orchomenella perdido
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Arntz, Wolf E.

Southern Ocean

Orchomenella pinguides(Walker, 1903)

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Orchomenella pinguides
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Orchomenella pinguis
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Orchomenella rotundifrons
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Orchomenella thomasi
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Arntz, Wolf E.

Southern Ocean

Orchomenella ultima(Bellan-Santini, 1972)

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Orchomenella ultima
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Orchomenella zschaui
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Orchomenyx macronyx
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Orchomenyx schellenbergi
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Pachychelium antarcticum
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Pachychelium davidis
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Paracyphocaris praedator
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Paralibrotus setosus
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Paralicella caperesca
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Paralicella fusiformis
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Paralicella microps
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Paralicella similis
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Paralicella tenuipes
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Paralicella vaporalis
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Paratryphosites abyssi
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Parawaldeckia kidderi
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Parawaldeckia lowryi
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Paronesimus barentsi
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Prachynella lodo
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Psammonyx longimerus
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Psammonyx nobilis
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Psammonyx terranovae
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Pseudambasia acuticaudata
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Pseudonesimoides cornutilabris
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Pseudorchomene coatsi
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Rimakoroga floridiana
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Rimakoroga rima
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Riwo mizeui
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Scolopostoma prionoplax
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Shoemakerella barnardi
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Shoemakerella cubensis
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Miller, Todd

Northeast Atlantic and th

Socarnes bidenticulatus(Bate, 1858)

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Socarnes bidenticulatus
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Socarnes erythrophthalmus
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Socarnes vahlii
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Socarnoides eugenovi
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Socarnoides illudens
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Socarnoides kergueleni
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Socarnopsis dissmulantia
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Stomacontion acutibasalis
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Stomacontion capense
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Stomacontion hurleyi
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Stomacontion insigne
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Stomacontion pepinii
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Stomacontion pungapunga
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Tectovalopsis diabolus
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Tectovalopsis wegeneri
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Transtectonia torrentis
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Trischizostoma crosnieri
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Trischizostoma nicaeense
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Trischizostoma raschii
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Trischizostoma richeri
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Tryphosites alleni
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Tryphosites chevreuxi
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Tryphosites longipes
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Valettiopsis dentata
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Ventiella sulfuris
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Waldeckia arnaudi
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Waldeckia chevreuxi
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Waldeckia nudum
[]

Arntz, Wolf E.

Southern Ocean

Waldeckia obesa(Chevreux, 1905)

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Waldeckia obesa
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Wecomedon similis
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Wecomedon wecomus
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Wecomedon wirketis
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