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Family: Lafoeidae (See list of species below)

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43 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Abietinella operculata
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Acryptolaria abies
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Acryptolaria conferta
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Acryptolaria longitheca
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Acryptolaria minuta
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Acryptolaria operculata
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Acryptolaria pulchella
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Acryptolaria rectangularis
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Acryptolaria triserialis
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Bedotella armata
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Cryptolaria pectinata
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Cryptolaria tortuosa
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Filellum antarcticum
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Filellum conopeum
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Filellum contortum
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Filellum magnificum
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Filellum serpens
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Filellum serratum
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Grammaria abietina
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Grammaria borealis
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Grammaria gracilis
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Grammaria immersa
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Halisiphonia arctica
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Halisiphonia megalotheca
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Halisiphonia nana
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Halisiphonia spongicola
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Hebellopsis communis
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Hebellopsis cylindrica
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Hebellopsis expansa
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Lafoea adhaerens
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Lafoea adnata
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Lafoea annulata
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Lafoea benthophila
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Lafoea coalescens
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Lafoea dumosa
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Lafoea fruticosa
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Lafoea gaussica
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Lafoea gracillima
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Lafoea grandis
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Lafoea tenellula
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Scandia corrugata
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Scandia gigas
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Scandia mutabilis
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43 Species of Family Lafoeidae
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Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Abietinella operculata Antarctic-Patagonian.
Acryptolaria abies Western Atlantic
Acryptolaria conferta Atlantic, Pacific Oceans
Acryptolaria longitheca Western Atlantic
Acryptolaria minuta Southwest Pacific
Acryptolaria operculata Southwest Atlantic and So
Acryptolaria pulchella Eastern Pacific
Acryptolaria rectangularis Western Atlantic
Acryptolaria triserialis Western Atlantic
Bedotella armata Northeast Pacific 0.085 WD
Cryptolaria pectinata Atlantic and Pacific Ocea
Cryptolaria tortuosa Eastern Indian Ocean
Filellum antarcticum Southeast Atlantic and th
Filellum conopeum Cosmopolitan.
Filellum contortum Indo-Pacific
Filellum magnificum Antarctic Atlantic and So
Filellum serpens Mediterranean, Atlantic,
Filellum serratum Western Atlantic, Indo-We
Grammaria abietina Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific 10 OT
Grammaria borealis Central Arctic.
Grammaria gracilis Western Atlantic
Grammaria immersa Northern Atlantic, Northe
Halisiphonia arctica Atlantic Ocean
Halisiphonia megalotheca Indian Ocean and Southern 2.5 TL
Halisiphonia nana Antarctic Atlantic and In
Halisiphonia spongicola Indo-West Pacific
Hebellopsis communis Western Central Atlantic
Hebellopsis cylindrica Atlantic and Pacific Ocea
Hebellopsis expansa Eastern Pacific
Lafoea adhaerens Eastern Pacific
Lafoea adnata Eastern Pacific
Lafoea annulata Southwest Pacific
Lafoea benthophila Arctic
Lafoea coalescens Western Atlantic
Lafoea dumosa Robust tree hydroid Cosmopolitan.
Lafoea fruticosa Antarctic, Atlantic, Paci
Lafoea gaussica Eastern Antarctica.
Lafoea gracillima Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific
Lafoea grandis Northeast Atlantic and th
Lafoea tenellula Pacific Ocean and Western
Scandia corrugata Eastern Pacific
Scandia gigas Northeast Pacific, Medite
Scandia mutabilis Atlantic, Pacific, Caribb



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