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Family: Cymothoidae



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Joryma sawayah
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Joryma tartoor
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Kuna insularis
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Lathraena insidiosa
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Lironeca californica
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Lironeca convexa
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Lironeca desterroensis
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Lironeca menziesi
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Lironeca ovalis
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Lironeca tropicalis
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Lironeca vulgaris
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Livoneca desterroensis
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Livoneca galinae
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Livoneca guianensis
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Livoneca intermedia
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Livoneca redmanii
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Livoneca ricinoides
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Lobothorax aurita
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Lobothorax laevis
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Lobothorax nicosmiti
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Lobothorax typus
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Mothocya andoni
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Mothocya argenosa
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Mothocya arrosor
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Mothocya belonae
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Mothocya bermudensis
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Mothocya bohlkeorum
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Mothocya collettei
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Mothocya contracta
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Mothocya epimerica
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Mothocya gilli
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Mothocya girellae
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Mothocya halei
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Mothocya ihi
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Mothocya karobran
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Mothocya katoi
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Mothocya longicopa
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Mothocya melanosticta
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Mothocya nana
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Mothocya omidaptria
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Mothocya panamica
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Mothocya parvostis
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Mothocya plagulophora
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Mothocya powelli
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Mothocya renardi
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Mothocya rosea
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Mothocya sajori
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Mothocya taurica
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Mothocya toyamaensis
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Mothocya trillesi
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Mothocya waminda
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Mothocya xenobranchia
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Nerocila aculeata
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Nerocila acuminata
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Nerocila armata
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Nerocila arres
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Nerocila barramundae
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Nerocila benrosei
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Nerocila bivittata
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Nerocila blainvillei
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Nerocila californica
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Nerocila congener
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Nerocila cuspidata
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Nerocila depressa
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Nerocila donghaiensis
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Nerocila excisa
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Nerocila exocoeti
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Nerocila falcata
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Nerocila falklandica
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Nerocila fluviatilis
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Nerocila hemirhamphusi
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Nerocila heterozota
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Nerocila japonica
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Nerocila kisra
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Nerocila lanceolata
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Nerocila livida
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Nerocila lomatia
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Nerocila longispina
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Nerocila loveni
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Nerocila maculata
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Nerocila madrasensis
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Nerocila monodi
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Nerocila munda
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Nerocila orbignyi
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Nerocila phaiopleura
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Nerocila pigmentata
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Nerocila priacanthusi
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Nerocila pulicatensis
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Nerocila recurvispina
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Nerocila serra
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Nerocila sigani
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Nerocila sundaica
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Nerocila swainsoni
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Nerocila tenuipes
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Nerocila trichiura
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Nerocila trivittata
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Norileca indica
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Norileca triangulata
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Olencira lamarckii
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Olencira praegustator
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Ourozeuktes bopyroides
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Ourozeuktes caudatus
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Ourozeuktes monacanthi
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Ourozeuktes owenii
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Paracymothoa astyanaxi
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Paracymothoa parva
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Paracymothoa tholoceps
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Philostomella cigarra
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Pleopodias diaphus
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Pleopodias elongatus
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Pleopodias superatus
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Pleopodias vigilans
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Plotor indus
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Pseudoirona laeopsi
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Renocila alkoo
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Renocila bollandi
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Renocila bowmani
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Renocila colini
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Renocila curtipinnata
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Renocila heterozota
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Renocila indica
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Renocila kohnoi
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Renocila limbata
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Renocila loriae
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Renocila ovata
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Renocila periophthalma
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Renocila plesiopi
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Renocila quadrata
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Renocila richardsonae
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Renocila thresherorum
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Renocila waldneri
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Renocila yamazatoi
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Rhiothra callipia
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Riggia acuticaudata
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Riggia brasiliensis
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Riggia cryptocularis
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Riggia nana
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Riggia paranensis
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Ryukyua circularis
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Ryukyua globosa
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Telotha henselii
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Telotha indica
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Telotha lunaris
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Telotha silurii
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Tetragonocephalon lutianus
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Vanamea symmetrica
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Joryma sawayah Western Indian Ocean 1983
Joryma tartoor Western Indian Ocean 1954
Kuna insularis Western Indian Ocean 1985
Lathraena insidiosa Western Indian Ocean 1881
Lironeca californica Western Indian Ocean 1883
Lironeca convexa Western Indian Ocean 1905
Lironeca desterroensis Southwest Atlantic 2003
Lironeca menziesi Southwest Atlantic 1981
Lironeca ovalis Southwest Atlantic 1818
Lironeca tropicalis Southwest Atlantic 1983
Lironeca vulgaris Southwest Atlantic 1857
Livoneca desterroensis Brazil. 2003
Livoneca galinae E. Atlantic. 1989
Livoneca guianensis E. Atlantic. 1925
Livoneca intermedia Indonesia. 1931
Livoneca redmanii Western Atlantic. 1818
Livoneca ricinoides Western Atlantic. 1816
Lobothorax aurita Western Atlantic. 1883
Lobothorax laevis Western Atlantic. 1910
Lobothorax nicosmiti Western Atlantic. 2021
Lobothorax typus Northwest Pacific 1857
Mothocya andoni Northwest Pacific 2021
Mothocya argenosa Northwest Pacific 1986
Mothocya arrosor Northwest Pacific 1986
Mothocya belonae Northwest Pacific 1986
Mothocya bermudensis Northwest Pacific 1986
Mothocya bohlkeorum Western Central Atlantic. 1982
Mothocya collettei Western Central Atlantic. 1986
Mothocya contracta Western Central Atlantic. 1851
Mothocya epimerica Western Central Atlantic. 1851
Mothocya gilli Western Central Atlantic. 1986
Mothocya girellae Western Central Atlantic. 1986
Mothocya halei Western Central Atlantic. 1986
Mothocya ihi Western Central Atlantic. 1986
Mothocya karobran Western Central Atlantic. 1986
Mothocya katoi Western Central Atlantic. 1992
Mothocya longicopa Western Central Atlantic. 1986
Mothocya melanosticta Western Central Atlantic. 1884
Mothocya nana Western Atlantic. 1884
Mothocya omidaptria Western Atlantic. 1986
Mothocya panamica Western Atlantic. 1986
Mothocya parvostis Western Atlantic. 1986
Mothocya plagulophora Western Atlantic. 1880
Mothocya powelli Western Atlantic. 2021
Mothocya renardi Western Atlantic. 1857
Mothocya rosea Western Atlantic. 1986
Mothocya sajori Western Atlantic. 1986
Mothocya taurica Western Atlantic. 1868
Mothocya toyamaensis Western Atlantic. 1993
Mothocya trillesi Western Atlantic. 1986
Mothocya waminda Western Atlantic. 1986
Mothocya xenobranchia Western Central Atlantic. 1986
Nerocila aculeata Western Central Atlantic. 1840
Nerocila acuminata Western Central Atlantic. 1881
Nerocila armata Western Central Atlantic. 1853
Nerocila arres Western Indian Ocean 1983
Nerocila barramundae Western Indian Ocean 1987
Nerocila benrosei Western Central Atlantic 1999
Nerocila bivittata Mediterranean Sea. 1816
Nerocila blainvillei Mediterranean Sea. 1818
Nerocila californica Mediterranean Sea. 1881
Nerocila congener Mediterranean Sea. 1880
Nerocila cuspidata Mediterranean Sea. 1851
Nerocila depressa Western Pacific 1840
Nerocila donghaiensis Northwest Pacific. 2002
Nerocila excisa Western Central Pacific 1914
Nerocila exocoeti Western Central Pacific 1954
Nerocila falcata Western Central Pacific 1787
Nerocila falklandica Western Central Pacific 1871
Nerocila fluviatilis Western Central Pacific 1881
Nerocila hemirhamphusi Western Central Pacific 1990
Nerocila heterozota Indo-West Pacific. 1970
Nerocila japonica Indo-West Pacific. 1881
Nerocila kisra Western Indian Ocean 1983
Nerocila lanceolata Western Indian Ocean 1818
Nerocila livida Western Indian Ocean 1908
Nerocila lomatia Western Indian Ocean 1987
Nerocila longispina Western Indian Ocean 1880
Nerocila loveni Western Indian Ocean 1887
Nerocila maculata Northeast Atlantic and th 1840
Nerocila madrasensis Northeast Atlantic and th 1978
Nerocila monodi Northeast Atlantic and th 1940
Nerocila munda Northeast Atlantic and th 1873
Nerocila orbignyi Mediterranean Sea. 1832
Nerocila phaiopleura Indo-Pacific 1857
Nerocila pigmentata Indo-Pacific 1959
Nerocila priacanthusi Indo-Pacific
Nerocila pulicatensis Indo-Pacific 1980
Nerocila recurvispina Indo-Pacific 1881
Nerocila serra Indo-Pacific 1881
Nerocila sigani Indo-Pacific 1983
Nerocila sundaica Indo-West Pacific. Tropi 1857
Nerocila swainsoni Indo-West Pacific. Tropi 1818
Nerocila tenuipes Indo-West Pacific. Tropi 1853
Nerocila trichiura Indo-West Pacific. Tropi 1877
Nerocila trivittata Indo-West Pacific. Tropi 1840
Norileca indica Western Central Pacific. 1840
Norileca triangulata Western Central Pacific. 1910
Olencira lamarckii Western Central Pacific. 1818
Olencira praegustator Western Atlantic 1802
Ourozeuktes bopyroides Western Atlantic 1814
Ourozeuktes caudatus Western Atlantic 1884
Ourozeuktes monacanthi Western Atlantic 1884
Ourozeuktes owenii Western Atlantic 1840
Paracymothoa astyanaxi Western Atlantic 1955
Paracymothoa parva Western Atlantic 1976
Paracymothoa tholoceps Western Atlantic 1986
Philostomella cigarra Western Atlantic 1960
Pleopodias diaphus Western Atlantic 1975
Pleopodias elongatus Western Atlantic 1910
Pleopodias superatus Western Atlantic 1986
Pleopodias vigilans Western Atlantic 1911
Plotor indus Western Atlantic 1881
Pseudoirona laeopsi Western Atlantic 1964
Renocila alkoo Western Atlantic 1987
Renocila bollandi Western Atlantic 1987
Renocila bowmani Western Atlantic 1980
Renocila colini Western Atlantic 1980
Renocila curtipinnata Eastern Indian Ocean 1991
Renocila heterozota Eastern Indian Ocean 1968
Renocila indica Eastern Indian Ocean 1884
Renocila kohnoi Eastern Indian Ocean 1987
Renocila limbata Eastern Indian Ocean 1884
Renocila loriae Eastern Indian Ocean 1992
Renocila ovata Eastern Indian Ocean 1880
Renocila periophthalma Eastern Indian Ocean 1900
Renocila plesiopi Eastern Indian Ocean 1987
Renocila quadrata Eastern Indian Ocean 1991
Renocila richardsonae Eastern Indian Ocean 1992
Renocila thresherorum Eastern Indian Ocean 1980
Renocila waldneri Eastern Indian Ocean 1980
Renocila yamazatoi Eastern Indian Ocean 1987
Rhiothra callipia Eastern Indian Ocean 1884
Riggia acuticaudata Brazil. 2002
Riggia brasiliensis Brazil. 1960
Riggia cryptocularis Brazil. 2003
Riggia nana Brazil. 1960
Riggia paranensis Brazil. 1948
Ryukyua circularis Brazil. 1954
Ryukyua globosa Brazil. 1994
Telotha henselii Brazil. 1869
Telotha indica Java Sea. 1915
Telotha lunaris Brazil. 1884
Telotha silurii Brazil. 1960
Tetragonocephalon lutianus Brazil. 1978
Vanamea symmetrica Brazil. 1925



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