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Family: Desmosomatidae (See list of species below)

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53 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Chelantermedia composita
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Chelibranchus fletcheri
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Desmosoma acutus
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Desmosoma auritum
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Desmosoma elongatum
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Desmosoma lineare
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Desmosoma similipes
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Disparella funalis
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Disparella kensleyi
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Disparella neomana
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Echinopleura cephalomagna
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Eugerda arctica
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Eugerda filipes
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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 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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Eugerdella armata
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Eugerdella coarctata
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Eugerdella hessleri
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Eugerdella ischnomesoides
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Eugerdella serrata
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Mirabilicoxa acuminata
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Mirabilicoxa alberti
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Mirabilicoxa birsteini
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Mirabilicoxa coxalis
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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 palpata
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Mirabilicoxa similis
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Oecidiobranchus nanseni
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Oecidiobranchus nowrae
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Paradesmosoma australia
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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 lateralis
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Prochelator litus
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Prochelator sarsi
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Prochelator uncatus
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Pseudomesus brevicornis
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Whoia variabilis
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Whoia victoriensis
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53 Species of Family Desmosomatidae
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Chelantermedia composita Southwest Pacific.
Chelibranchus fletcheri Arctic Ocean.
Desmosoma acutus Southeast Pacific
Desmosoma auritum Antarctic Indian Ocean
Desmosoma elongatum Northeast Atlantic
Desmosoma lineare North Atlantic and the Ar
Desmosoma similipes Southeast Pacific
Disparella funalis Southeast Pacific.
Disparella kensleyi Southwest Pacific
Disparella neomana Southeast Pacific.
Echinopleura cephalomagna Eastern Indian Ocean.
Eugerda arctica Northeast Atlantic and th
Eugerda filipes Northern Atlantic and the
Eugerda imbricata Northwest Atlantic.
Eugerda intermedia Atlantic Ocean.
Eugerda kamtschatica Northwest Pacific.
Eugerda latipes Northern and Western Atla
Eugerda pannosa Northwest Atlantic.
Eugerda reticulata Northeast Atlantic and th
Eugerda setifluxa Northwest Atlantic.
Eugerda svavarssoni Western Atlantic
Eugerda tenuimana North Atlantic and the Ar
Eugerdella armata North Atlantic and the Ar
Eugerdella coarctata North Atlantic and the Ar
Eugerdella hessleri Arctic and Northwest Paci
Eugerdella ischnomesoides N. Atlantic.
Eugerdella serrata Antarctic Atlantic
Mirabilicoxa acuminata Northwest Atlantic.
Mirabilicoxa alberti Western Atlantic
Mirabilicoxa birsteini Atlantic Ocean.
Mirabilicoxa coxalis Northwest Pacific.
Mirabilicoxa exopodata Northwest Atlantic.
Mirabilicoxa fletcheri Arctic Sea
Mirabilicoxa gracilipes Atlantic subarctic and No
Mirabilicoxa hessleri Western Atlantic
Mirabilicoxa longispina Western Atlantic.
Mirabilicoxa magnispina Eastern Central Pacific a
Mirabilicoxa palpata Northwest Atlantic.
Mirabilicoxa similis Western Atlantic.
Oecidiobranchus nanseni Arctic.
Oecidiobranchus nowrae Southwest Pacific
Paradesmosoma australia Eastern Indian Ocean.
Prochelator abyssalis Northwest Atlantic.
Prochelator angolensis Southeast Atlantic
Prochelator hampsoni Northwest Atlantic.
Prochelator incomitatus Northwest Atlantic.
Prochelator lateralis Northeast Atlantic.
Prochelator litus Northwest Atlantic.
Prochelator sarsi Western Atlantic
Prochelator uncatus Northern and Western Atla
Pseudomesus brevicornis Northeast Atlantic and th
Whoia variabilis N. Atlantic.
Whoia victoriensis Eastern Indian Ocean.



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