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Family: Tanaididae



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41 species (see list below)
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Allotanais hirsutus
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Anatanais lineatus
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Anatanais normani
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Anatanais novaezealandiae
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Anatanais pseudonormani
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Arctotanais alascensis
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Hexapleomera robusta
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Langitanais bifidirostris
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Langitanais magnus
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Langitanais willemoesi
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Monoditanais helenensis
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Pancoloides litoralis
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Pancolus californiensis
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Parasinelobus chevreuxi
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Protanais birsteini
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Sinelobus stanfordi
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Singularitanais annectens
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Synaptotanais abyssorum
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Synaptotanais notabilis
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Tanais dulongii
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Tanais gayi
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Tanais grimaldii
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Tanais loricatus
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Tanais macrocheles
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Tanais tenuicornis
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Tanais tinhauae
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Tanais vanis
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Zeuxo coralensis
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Zeuxo exsargasso
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Zeuxo fresii
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Zeuxo kurilensis
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Zeuxo marmoratus
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Zeuxo molybi
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Zeuxo normani
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Zeuxo paranormani
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Zeuxo phytalensis
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Zeuxo seurati
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Zeuxo simonsiensis
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Zeuxo vanhoeffeni
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Zeuxo westwoodiana
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Zeuxo zorro
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Allotanais hirsutus Western Indian Ocean 1886
Anatanais lineatus Western Indian Ocean 1930
Anatanais normani Western Indian Ocean
Anatanais novaezealandiae Western Indian Ocean 1879
Anatanais pseudonormani Western Indian Ocean 1981
Arctotanais alascensis Western Indian Ocean 1899
Hexapleomera robusta Atlantic and East Pacific 1894
Langitanais bifidirostris Atlantic and East Pacific 1980
Langitanais magnus Atlantic and East Pacific 1980
Langitanais willemoesi Atlantic and East Pacific 1883
Monoditanais helenensis Atlantic and East Pacific 1980
Pancoloides litoralis Antarctic Indian Ocean 1914
Pancolus californiensis Antarctic Indian Ocean 1905
Parasinelobus chevreuxi Eastern Atlantic. 1898
Protanais birsteini Eastern Atlantic. 1970
Sinelobus stanfordi Western Central Atlantic 1901
Singularitanais annectens Western Central Atlantic 1914
Synaptotanais abyssorum Western Central Atlantic 1913
Synaptotanais notabilis Western Central Atlantic 1980
Tanais dulongii Indo-West Pacific, Atlant 1826
Tanais gayi Indo-West Pacific, Atlant 1849
Tanais grimaldii Indo-West Pacific, Atlant 1807
Tanais loricatus Indo-West Pacific, Atlant 1864
Tanais macrocheles Indo-West Pacific, Atlant 1849
Tanais tenuicornis Indo-West Pacific, Atlant 1882
Tanais tinhauae Northwest Pacific 1997
Tanais vanis Northwest Pacific 1940
Zeuxo coralensis Northwest Atlantic and Ea 1980
Zeuxo exsargasso Northwest Atlantic and Ea 1980
Zeuxo fresii Northwest Atlantic and Ea 1980
Zeuxo kurilensis Pacific Ocean and Northwe 1974
Zeuxo marmoratus Pacific Ocean and Northwe 1930
Zeuxo molybi Pacific Ocean and Northwe 2022
Zeuxo normani Canada 1905
Zeuxo paranormani Canada 1980
Zeuxo phytalensis Canada 1980
Zeuxo seurati Eastern Central Pacific 1906
Zeuxo simonsiensis Eastern Central Pacific 1980
Zeuxo vanhoeffeni Eastern Central Pacific 1980
Zeuxo westwoodiana Eastern Central Pacific 1840
Zeuxo zorro Northwest Pacific 1997



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