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Family: Macrostylidae



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62 species (see list below)
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Desmostylis gerdesi
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Desmostylis obscurus
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Macrostylis abyssicola
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Macrostylis affinis
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Macrostylis amplinexa
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Macrostylis angulata
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Macrostylis belyaevi
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Macrostylis bifurcatus
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Macrostylis bipunctatus
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Macrostylis birsteini
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Macrostylis capito
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Macrostylis caribbicus
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Macrostylis carinifera
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Macrostylis compactus
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Macrostylis curticornis
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Macrostylis dellacrocei
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Macrostylis elongata
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Macrostylis emarginata
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Macrostylis expolita
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Macrostylis foveata
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Max. Length 0.6 cm TL
 
Macrostylis galatheae
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Macrostylis gestuosa
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Macrostylis grandis
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Macrostylis hadalis
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Macrostylis hirsuticaudis
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Macrostylis lacunosa
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Macrostylis latifrons
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Macrostylis latiuscula
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Macrostylis longifera
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Macrostylis longipes
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Macrostylis longiremis
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Macrostylis longissima
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Macrostylis longiuscula
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Macrostylis longula
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Macrostylis magnifica
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Macrostylis mariana
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Macrostylis metallicola
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Macrostylis minutus
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Macrostylis ovata
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Macrostylis polaris
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Macrostylis porrecta
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Macrostylis quadratura
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Macrostylis rectangulata
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Macrostylis reticulata
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Macrostylis sarsi
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Macrostylis sensitiva
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Macrostylis setifer
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Macrostylis setulosa
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Macrostylis spiniceps
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Macrostylis spinifera
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Macrostylis squalida
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Macrostylis subinermis
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Macrostylis truncatex
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Macrostylis tumulosa
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Macrostylis urceolata
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Macrostylis vemae
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Macrostylis vigorata
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Macrostylis vinogradovae
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Macrostylis viriosa
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Macrostylis vitjazi
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Macrostylis wolffi
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Macrostylis zenkevitchi
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Desmostylis gerdesi Weddell Sea, Antarctica. 2002
Desmostylis obscurus Antarctic. 1992
Macrostylis abyssicola Davis Strait. 1916
Macrostylis affinis N.W. Pacific. 1963
Macrostylis amplinexa Indian Ocean. 1989
Macrostylis angulata North Atlantic Ocean. 1999
Macrostylis belyaevi N. Pacific. 1989
Macrostylis bifurcatus S.E. Atlantic. 1962
Macrostylis bipunctatus S.W. Atlantic. 1962
Macrostylis birsteini South Pacific Ocean. 1993
Macrostylis capito Indian Ocean. 1989
Macrostylis caribbicus Colombia, Caribbean. 1962
Macrostylis carinifera Indian Ocean. 1988
Macrostylis compactus Bougainville Trench. 1963
Macrostylis curticornis N.W. Pacific. 1963
Macrostylis dellacrocei Atacama Trench, off South 2000
Macrostylis elongata Iceland. 1916
Macrostylis emarginata North Atlantic. 2000
Macrostylis expolita Western Indian Ocean 2004
Macrostylis foveata Western Atlantic, Puerto 2000
Macrostylis galatheae Western Central Pacific 0.6 TL 1956
Macrostylis gestuosa North Pacific Ocean. 1993
Macrostylis grandis Kuril-Kamchatka Trench. 1970
Macrostylis hadalis Western Central Pacific 0.5 TL 1956
Macrostylis hirsuticaudis S.E. Atlantic. 1962
Macrostylis lacunosa North Indian Ocean. 2004
Macrostylis latifrons N. Pacific. 1886
Macrostylis latiuscula South Indian Ocean. 2004
Macrostylis longifera Peru-Chile Trench. 1972
Macrostylis longipes Iceland. 1916
Macrostylis longiremis Skagerrak Strait. 1890
Macrostylis longissima N. Central Pacific. 1981
Macrostylis longiuscula N. Central Pacific. 1981
Macrostylis longula N. Pacific. 1970
Macrostylis magnifica Davis Strait. 1962
Macrostylis mariana North Pacific Ocean, Mari 1993
Macrostylis metallicola North Pacific Ocean, Mari 2020
Macrostylis minutus Puerto Rico Trench. 1962
Macrostylis ovata Kuril-Kamchatka Trench. 1970
Macrostylis polaris Arctic Sea. 1996
Macrostylis porrecta Indian Ocean. 1988
Macrostylis quadratura Kuril-Kamchatka Trench. 1970
Macrostylis rectangulata Indian Ocean. 1989
Macrostylis reticulata N.W. Pacific. 1963
Macrostylis sarsi Antarctic. 1992
Macrostylis sensitiva Kuril-Kamchatka Trench. 1970
Macrostylis setifer Puerto Rico Trench. 1962
Macrostylis setulosa Antarctic Ocean. 1992
Macrostylis spiniceps South Africa. 1920
Macrostylis spinifera Norwegian Sea and the Can 1864
Macrostylis squalida Central Atlantic, Romanch 2000
Macrostylis subinermis Norwegian Sea. 1916
Macrostylis truncatex N.W. Atlantic. 1962
Macrostylis tumulosa Izu-Bonin Trench. 1989
Macrostylis urceolata Indian Ocean. 1989
Macrostylis vemae Puerto Rico Trench. 1962
Macrostylis vigorata North Atlantic Ocean. 1999
Macrostylis vinogradovae Antarctic Ocean. 1992
Macrostylis viriosa North Atlantic Ocean. 1999
Macrostylis vitjazi Bougainville Trench. 1963
Macrostylis wolffi Indian Ocean. 1988
Macrostylis zenkevitchi N.W. Pacific. 1963



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