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Family: Desmosomatidae



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141 species (see list below)
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Balbidocolon atlanticum
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Balbidocolon polare
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Chelantermedia composita
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Chelator chelatus
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Chelator insignis
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Chelator stellae
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Chelator striatus
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Chelator verecundus
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Chelator vulgaris
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Chelibranchus canaliculatus
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Chelibranchus fletcheri
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Cryodesma agnari
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Cryodesma cryoabyssale
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Desmosoma acutus
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Desmosoma affine
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Desmosoma antarcticum
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Desmosoma anversense
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Desmosoma atypicum
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Desmosoma auritum
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Desmosoma australis
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Desmosoma brevicauda
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Desmosoma brevipes
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Desmosoma coalescum
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Desmosoma dolosus
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Desmosoma elegans
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Desmosoma elongatum
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Desmosoma filipes
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Desmosoma globiceps
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Desmosoma hesslera
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Desmosoma lineare
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Desmosoma lobipes
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Desmosoma modestum
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Desmosoma ochotense
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Desmosoma puritanum
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Desmosoma rotundus
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Desmosoma serratum
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Desmosoma similipes
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Desmosoma strombergi
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Desmosoma symmetrica
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Desmosoma thoracicum
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Desmosoma tyrrhenicum
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Desmosomella armata
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Desmosomella falklandicum
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Disparella funalis
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Disparella kensleyi
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Disparella longimana
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Disparella maiuscula
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Disparella neomana
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Disparella pachythrix
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Disparella valida
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Echinopleura aculeata
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Echinopleura cephalomagna
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Eugerda arctica
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Eugerda dubia
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Eugerda elegans
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Eugerda filipes
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Eugerda fragilis
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Eugerda fulcimandibulata
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Eugerda gigantea
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Eugerda gurjanovae
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Eugerda imbricata
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Eugerda intermedia
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Eugerda kamtschatica
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Eugerda latipes
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Eugerda mandibulata
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Eugerda pannosa
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Eugerda reticulata
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Eugerda setifluxa
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Eugerda svavarssoni
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Eugerda tenuimana
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Eugerda tetarta
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Eugerdella armata
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Eugerdella coarctata
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Eugerdella cornuta
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Eugerdella distincta
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Eugerdella hadalis
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Eugerdella hessleri
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Eugerdella ischnomesoides
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Eugerdella lateralis
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Eugerdella longimana
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Eugerdella minutula
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Eugerdella natator
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Eugerdella ordinaria
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Eugerdella polita
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Eugerdella pugilator
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Eugerdella serrata
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Eugerdella zenkevitschi
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Ilychthonos capensis
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Mirabilicoxa acuminata
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Mirabilicoxa alberti
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Mirabilicoxa birsteini
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Mirabilicoxa cornuta
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Mirabilicoxa coxalis
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Mirabilicoxa curticoxalis
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Mirabilicoxa exopodata
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Mirabilicoxa fletcheri
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Mirabilicoxa gracilipes
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Mirabilicoxa hessleri
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Mirabilicoxa longispina
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Mirabilicoxa magnispina
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Mirabilicoxa minuta
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Mirabilicoxa palpata
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Mirabilicoxa plana
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Mirabilicoxa richardsoni
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Mirabilicoxa similis
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Mirabilicoxa tenuipes
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Momedossa profunda
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Momedossa symmetrica
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Oecidiobranchus glacialis
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Oecidiobranchus nanseni
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Oecidiobranchus nowrae
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Oecidiobranchus plebejum
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Oecidiobranchus polare
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Paradesmosoma australia
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Paradesmosoma conforme
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Paradesmosoma orientale
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Prochelator abyssalis
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Prochelator angolensis
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Prochelator hampsoni
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Prochelator incomitatus
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Prochelator kussakini
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Prochelator lateralis
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Prochelator litus
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Prochelator sarsi
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Prochelator uncatus
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Pseudogerda filipes
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Pseudogerda fragilis
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Pseudogerda intermedia
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Pseudomesus bispinosus
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Pseudomesus brevicornis
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Pseudomesus similis
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Reductosoma gunnera
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Thaumastosoma distinctum
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Thaumastosoma platycarpus
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Thaumastosoma tenue
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Torwolia creper
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Torwolia subchelatus
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Whoia angusta
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Whoia dumbshafensis
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Whoia variabilis
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Whoia victoriensis
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Balbidocolon atlanticum N. Atlantic. 1970
Balbidocolon polare Polar Sea. 1996
Chelantermedia composita Southwest Pacific. 2006
Chelator chelatus Southwest Pacific. 1915
Chelator insignis Davis Strait. 1916
Chelator stellae Polar Sea. 1996
Chelator striatus N. Atlantic. 1962
Chelator verecundus N. Atlantic. 1970
Chelator vulgaris N. Atlantic. 1970
Chelibranchus canaliculatus Gulf of Alaska, USA. 1986
Chelibranchus fletcheri Arctic Ocean. 1975
Cryodesma agnari Norwegian Sea. 1988
Cryodesma cryoabyssale Polar Sea. 1987
Desmosoma acutus Southeast Pacific 1972
Desmosoma affine Off Italy. 1969
Desmosoma antarcticum Off Italy. 1982
Desmosoma anversense Antarctica. 1979
Desmosoma atypicum Mediterranean. 1969
Desmosoma auritum Antarctic Indian Ocean 1977
Desmosoma australis South Georgia. 1933
Desmosoma brevicauda Peru-Chile Trench. 1972
Desmosoma brevipes South Georgia. 1933
Desmosoma coalescum Peru-Chile Trench. 1972
Desmosoma dolosus Peru-Chile Trench. 1972
Desmosoma elegans Mediterranean. 1969
Desmosoma elongatum Northeast Atlantic 1896
Desmosoma filipes Northeast Atlantic 1942
Desmosoma globiceps Northeast Atlantic 1890
Desmosoma hesslera Antarctic. 1992
Desmosoma lineare North Atlantic and the Ar 1864
Desmosoma lobipes Okhotsk Sea. 1965
Desmosoma modestum South Georgia. 1933
Desmosoma ochotense Sea of Okhotsk. 1965
Desmosoma puritanum Mediterranean. 1969
Desmosoma rotundus Peru-Chile Trench. 1972
Desmosoma serratum Mediterranean. 1969
Desmosoma similipes Southeast Pacific 1972
Desmosoma strombergi Norwegian Sea. 1988
Desmosoma symmetrica Norwegian Sea.
Desmosoma thoracicum Off Italy. 1969
Desmosoma tyrrhenicum Off Italy. 1969
Desmosomella armata Off Italy. 1864
Desmosomella falklandicum Off Italy. 1933
Disparella funalis Southeast Pacific. 1972
Disparella kensleyi Southwest Pacific 2006
Disparella longimana Antarctica. 1914
Disparella maiuscula Antarctic Ocean 2005
Disparella neomana Southeast Pacific. 1972
Disparella pachythrix N. Atlantic. 1970
Disparella valida N. Atlantic. 1970
Echinopleura aculeata N. Norway. 1864
Echinopleura cephalomagna Eastern Indian Ocean. 2006
Eugerda arctica Northeast Atlantic and th 1988
Eugerda dubia Polar Sea. 1996
Eugerda elegans Northwest Pacific. 1965
Eugerda filipes Northern Atlantic and the 1936
Eugerda fragilis Northern Pacific. 1965
Eugerda fulcimandibulata Equatorial Atlantic. 1970
Eugerda gigantea South Pacific Ocean. 1999
Eugerda gurjanovae Polar Sea. 1996
Eugerda imbricata Northwest Atlantic. 1970
Eugerda intermedia Atlantic Ocean. 1936
Eugerda kamtschatica Northwest Pacific. 1965
Eugerda latipes Northern and Western Atla 1916
Eugerda mandibulata Polar Sea. 1996
Eugerda pannosa Northwest Atlantic. 1970
Eugerda reticulata Northeast Atlantic and th 1946
Eugerda setifluxa Northwest Atlantic. 1970
Eugerda svavarssoni Western Atlantic 2001
Eugerda tenuimana North Atlantic and the Ar 1868
Eugerda tetarta N. Atlantic. 1970
Eugerdella armata North Atlantic and the Ar 1864
Eugerdella coarctata North Atlantic and the Ar 1899
Eugerdella cornuta North Atlantic and the Ar 1970
Eugerdella distincta North Atlantic and the Ar 1963
Eugerdella hadalis North Atlantic and the Ar 2020
Eugerdella hessleri Arctic and Northwest Paci 1980
Eugerdella ischnomesoides N. Atlantic. 1970
Eugerdella lateralis N. Atlantic. 1899
Eugerdella longimana N. Atlantic. 1914
Eugerdella minutula Gulf of Alaska, USA. 1986
Eugerdella natator Davis Strait. 1916
Eugerdella ordinaria Gulf of Alaska, USA. 1986
Eugerdella polita Iceland. 1916
Eugerdella pugilator N. Atlantic. 1970
Eugerdella serrata Antarctic Atlantic 2006
Eugerdella zenkevitschi N. Polar Sea. 1946
Ilychthonos capensis N. Polar Sea. 1920
Mirabilicoxa acuminata Northwest Atlantic. 1970
Mirabilicoxa alberti Western Atlantic 2001
Mirabilicoxa birsteini Atlantic Ocean. 1962
Mirabilicoxa cornuta N. Atlantic. 1970
Mirabilicoxa coxalis Northwest Pacific. 1963
Mirabilicoxa curticoxalis Mediterranean. 1982
Mirabilicoxa exopodata Northwest Atlantic. 1970
Mirabilicoxa fletcheri Arctic Sea 1975
Mirabilicoxa gracilipes Atlantic subarctic and No 1916
Mirabilicoxa hessleri Western Atlantic 2001
Mirabilicoxa longispina Western Atlantic. 1916
Mirabilicoxa magnispina Eastern Central Pacific a 1962
Mirabilicoxa minuta N. Atlantic. 1970
Mirabilicoxa palpata Northwest Atlantic. 1970
Mirabilicoxa plana Northwest Atlantic. 1970
Mirabilicoxa richardsoni Gulf of Alaska, USA. 1986
Mirabilicoxa similis Western Atlantic. 1916
Mirabilicoxa tenuipes Kuril-Kamchatka Trench. 1970
Momedossa profunda N. Atlantic. 1970
Momedossa symmetrica S. California, USA. 1966
Oecidiobranchus glacialis Polar Sea. 1996
Oecidiobranchus nanseni Arctic. 1980
Oecidiobranchus nowrae Southwest Pacific 2006
Oecidiobranchus plebejum Iceland. 1916
Oecidiobranchus polare N. Polar Sea. 1946
Paradesmosoma australia Eastern Indian Ocean. 2006
Paradesmosoma conforme Okhotsk Sea. 1965
Paradesmosoma orientale Sea of Japan. 1965
Prochelator abyssalis Northwest Atlantic. 1970
Prochelator angolensis Southeast Atlantic 2005
Prochelator hampsoni Northwest Atlantic. 1970
Prochelator incomitatus Northwest Atlantic. 1970
Prochelator kussakini Gulf of Alaska, USA. 1986
Prochelator lateralis Northeast Atlantic. 1899
Prochelator litus Northwest Atlantic. 1970
Prochelator sarsi Western Atlantic 2001
Prochelator uncatus Northern and Western Atla 1970
Pseudogerda filipes N. Atlantic. 1936
Pseudogerda fragilis Okhotsk Sea. 1965
Pseudogerda intermedia Okhotsk Sea. 1936
Pseudomesus bispinosus W. Mediterranean. 1974
Pseudomesus brevicornis Northeast Atlantic and th 1916
Pseudomesus similis N.W. Pacific. 1963
Reductosoma gunnera Antarctic. 1992
Thaumastosoma distinctum N.W. Pacific. 1963
Thaumastosoma platycarpus N. Atlantic. 1970
Thaumastosoma tenue N. Atlantic. 1970
Torwolia creper N. Atlantic. 1970
Torwolia subchelatus N. Atlantic. 1970
Whoia angusta Skagerrak. 1899
Whoia dumbshafensis Northern Sea. 1988
Whoia variabilis N. Atlantic. 1970
Whoia victoriensis Eastern Indian Ocean. 2006



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