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Family: Udoteaceae (See list of species below)

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32 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Avrainvillea amadelpha []	No picture found Avrainvillea asarifolia []	No picture found Avrainvillea calathina []
No picture found Avrainvillea digitata []	No picture found Avrainvillea erecta [Elephant's ear]	No picture found Avrainvillea hollenbergii []
No picture found Avrainvillea lacerata []	No picture found Avrainvillea levis []	No picture found Avrainvillea longicaulis []
No picture found Avrainvillea nigricans []	No picture found Avrainvillea obscura []	No picture found Avrainvillea rawsonii []
No picture found Avrainvillea riukiuensis []	No picture found Chlorodesmis fastigiata [Turtle weed]	No picture found Chlorodesmis hildebrandtii [Green algae]
No picture found Penicillus capitatus []	No picture found Penicillus dumentosus []	No picture found Penicillus lamourouxii []
No picture found Penicillus pyriformis []	No picture found Rhipidosiphon javensis []	No picture found Rhipilia orientalis []
No picture found Rhipilia sinuosa []	No picture found Rhipocephalus phoenix []	No picture found Tydemania expeditionis [Green sea beads]
No picture found Udotea argentea [Large sea fan tail]	No picture found Udotea conglutinata []	No picture found Udotea cyathiformis []
No picture found Udotea flabellum []	No picture found Udotea geppiorum [Small sea fan tail]	No picture found Udotea indica []
No picture found Udotea occidentalis []	No picture found Udotea wilsonii []

32 Species of Family Udoteaceae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution
Avrainvillea amadelpha		Indo-Pacific. Tropical to
Avrainvillea asarifolia		Western Central Atlantic
Avrainvillea calathina		Western Indian Ocean
Avrainvillea digitata		Western Central Atlantic
Avrainvillea erecta	Elephant's ear	Indo-Pacific
Avrainvillea hollenbergii		Western Central Pacific
Avrainvillea lacerata		Central Pacific
Avrainvillea levis		Western Central Atlantic
Avrainvillea longicaulis		Western Central Atlantic
Avrainvillea nigricans		Western Central Pacific a
Avrainvillea obscura		Western Central Pacific
Avrainvillea rawsonii		Western Central Atlantic
Avrainvillea riukiuensis		Western Indian Ocean
Chlorodesmis fastigiata	Turtle weed	Western Central Pacific
Chlorodesmis hildebrandtii	Green algae	Western Central Pacific
Penicillus capitatus		Western Central Atlantic
Penicillus dumentosus		Western Central Atlantic
Penicillus lamourouxii		Western Central Atlantic
Penicillus pyriformis		Western Central Atlantic
Rhipidosiphon javensis		Eastern Central Pacific
Rhipilia orientalis		Western Central Pacific
Rhipilia sinuosa		Western Central Pacific
Rhipocephalus phoenix		Western Central Atlantic
Tydemania expeditionis	Green sea beads	Indian Ocean
Udotea argentea	Large sea fan tail	Indo-West Pacific.
Udotea conglutinata		Western Central Atlantic
Udotea cyathiformis		Western Central Atlantic
Udotea flabellum		Western Central Atlantic
Udotea geppiorum	Small sea fan tail	Western Central Pacific
Udotea indica		Western Indian Ocean
Udotea occidentalis		Western Central Atlantic
Udotea wilsonii		Western Central Atlantic

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