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Family: Opheliidae



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98 species (see list below)
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Ammotrypane aulogaster
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Ammotrypane dubia
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Ammotrypane ehlersi
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Ammotrypane fauveli
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Ammotrypane filobranchiata
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Ammotrypane grandis
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Ammotrypane gymnopyge
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Ammotrypane syringopyge
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Ammotrypanella arctica
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Ammotrypanella keenani
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Ammotrypanella kersteni
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Antiobactrum brasiliensis
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Armandia agilis
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Armandia bioculata
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Armandia bipapillata
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Armandia brevis
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Armandia circumpapillata
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Armandia cirrhosa
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Armandia garretti
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Armandia intermedia
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Armandia lanceolata
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Armandia leptocirris
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Armandia longicaudata
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Armandia maculata
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Armandia melanura
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Armandia nonpapillata
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Armandia polyophthalma
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Armandia salvadoriana
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Armandia sinaitica
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Armandia weissenbornii
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Euzonus arcticus
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Euzonus dillonensis
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Euzonus flabelligerus
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Euzonus mucronata
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Euzonus williamsi
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Kesun fusus
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Kesun gravieri
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Ophelia amoureuxi
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Ophelia assimilis
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Ophelia barquii
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Ophelia bicornis
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Ophelia borealis
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Ophelia celtica
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Ophelia contracta
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Ophelia denticulata
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Ophelia laubieri
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Max. Length 5.5 cm TL
 
Ophelia limacina
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Ophelia magna
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Ophelia neglecta
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Ophelia peresi
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Ophelia profunda
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Ophelia pulchella
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Ophelia radiata
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Ophelia rathkei
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Ophelia roscoffensis
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Ophelia rullieri
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Ophelia translucens
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Max. Length 6 cm TL
 
Ophelina abranchiata
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Max. Length 6 cm TL
 
Ophelina acuminata
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Ophelina aulogaster
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Ophelina aulogastrella
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Ophelina breviata
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Ophelina cylindricaudata
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Ophelina fimbriata
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Ophelina groenlandica
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Ophelina hachaensis
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Ophelina heloglandiae
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Ophelina magna
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Ophelina margaleffi
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Ophelina minima
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Ophelina modesta
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Ophelina norvegica
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Ophelina opisthobranchiata
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Ophelina polycheles
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Ophelina scaphigera
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Polyophthalmus pictus
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Polyophthalmus translucens
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Polyophthalmus zhadanae
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Tachytrypane jeffreysi
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Thoracophelia minuta
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Thoracophelia mucronata
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Travisia antarctica
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Travisia brevis
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Travisia carnea
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Travisia filamentosa
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Travisia foetida
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Travisia forbesii
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Travisia gigas
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Travisia glens
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Travisia granulata
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Travisia gravieri
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Travisia hobsonae
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Travisia japonica
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Travisia kerguelensis
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Travisia olens
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Travisia parva
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Travisia profundi
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Travisia pupa
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Ammotrypane aulogaster Indo-West Pacific and Nor 1843
Ammotrypane dubia Western Central Pacific 1944
Ammotrypane ehlersi Western Central Pacific 1919
Ammotrypane fauveli Western Central Pacific 1944
Ammotrypane filobranchiata Western Central Pacific 1968
Ammotrypane grandis Western Pacific 1961
Ammotrypane gymnopyge Antarctic 1908
Ammotrypane syringopyge Antarctic 1901
Ammotrypanella arctica Northeast Atlantic.
Ammotrypanella keenani Northeast Atlantic. 2019
Ammotrypanella kersteni Northeast Atlantic. 2019
Antiobactrum brasiliensis Northwest Pacific
Armandia agilis Western Central Atlantic 1891
Armandia bioculata Eastern Pacific 1938
Armandia bipapillata Western Pacific 1974
Armandia brevis Western Central Atlantic 1906
Armandia circumpapillata Western Central Atlantic 2019
Armandia cirrhosa Western Indian Ocean, Nor 1861
Armandia garretti Western Indian Ocean, Nor 2019
Armandia intermedia Indo-Pacific and Atlantic 1902
Armandia lanceolata Indo-West Pacific. 1905
Armandia leptocirris Indo-West Pacific. 1878
Armandia longicaudata Indo-West Pacific 1944
Armandia maculata Eastern Central Pacific a 1884
Armandia melanura Western Indian Ocean 1905
Armandia nonpapillata Western Central Atlantic 1962
Armandia polyophthalma Northeast Atlantic and th 1887
Armandia salvadoriana Eastern Pacific 1959
Armandia sinaitica Western Indian Ocean 1983
Armandia weissenbornii Western Indian Ocean 1887
Euzonus arcticus Western Indian Ocean 1966
Euzonus dillonensis Western Indian Ocean
Euzonus flabelligerus Northeast Atlantic 1955
Euzonus mucronata Eastern Pacific 1914
Euzonus williamsi Eastern Pacific
Kesun fusus Eastern Pacific
Kesun gravieri Eastern Pacific
Ophelia amoureuxi Northeast Atlantic and th 1987
Ophelia assimilis Northeast Atlantic and th
Ophelia barquii Northeast Atlantic and th 1927
Ophelia bicornis Northeast Atlantic and th 1818
Ophelia borealis Northeast Pacific, Northe
Ophelia celtica Northeast Atlantic. 1981
Ophelia contracta Western Central Atlantic 1849
Ophelia denticulata Western Central Atlantic 1875
Ophelia laubieri Northeast Atlantic 1987
Ophelia limacina Pacific Ocean, Arctic, No 5.5 TL
Ophelia magna Pacific Ocean, Arctic, No
Ophelia neglecta Northeast Atlantic and th
Ophelia peresi Western Indian Ocean 1965
Ophelia profunda Western Indian Ocean
Ophelia pulchella Western Indian Ocean
Ophelia radiata Northeast Atlantic and th 1828
Ophelia rathkei Northeast Atlantic. 1908
Ophelia roscoffensis Northeast Atlantic and th
Ophelia rullieri Northwest Atlantic. 1975
Ophelia translucens Northeast Atlantic and th 1973
Ophelina abranchiata Arctic, Atlantic Ocean an 6 TL 1948
Ophelina acuminata Arctic, Indo-Pacific, Atl 6 TL 1843
Ophelina aulogaster Arctic, Northwest Pacific
Ophelina aulogastrella Arctic, Northwest Pacific
Ophelina breviata Arctic, Northern Atlantic 1913
Ophelina cylindricaudata Eastern Pacific, Atlantic 1878
Ophelina fimbriata Western Central Atlantic 1873
Ophelina groenlandica Northeast Pacific
Ophelina hachaensis Western Central Atlantic 1934
Ophelina heloglandiae Northeast Atlantic. 1912
Ophelina magna Eastern Pacific 1914
Ophelina margaleffi Mediterranean Sea. 2009
Ophelina minima Northeast Atlantic. 1974
Ophelina modesta Northeast Atlantic and th 1958
Ophelina norvegica Northeast Atlantic and th 1958
Ophelina opisthobranchiata Northeast Atlantic and th 1901
Ophelina polycheles Western Indian Ocean 1866
Ophelina scaphigera Antarctic Atlantic 1900
Polyophthalmus pictus Indo-Pacific, Western Atl 1839
Polyophthalmus translucens Eastern Pacific 1960
Polyophthalmus zhadanae Eastern Pacific 2021
Tachytrypane jeffreysi Northeast Atlantic and th 1878
Thoracophelia minuta Northeast Atlantic and th 2021
Thoracophelia mucronata Northeast Atlantic and th
Travisia antarctica Antarctic Atlantic 1967
Travisia brevis Pacific Ocean and the Arc 1923
Travisia carnea Western Atlantic and the 1873
Travisia filamentosa Eastern Pacific 1998
Travisia foetida Eastern Pacific 1969
Travisia forbesii Arctic, Northern Pacific, 1840
Travisia gigas Eastern Pacific 1938
Travisia glens Eastern Pacific 1897
Travisia granulata Eastern Pacific
Travisia gravieri Northeast Atlantic.
Travisia hobsonae Western Central Atlantic 1977
Travisia japonica Western Central Atlantic 1933
Travisia kerguelensis Southeast Pacific and Ant 1885
Travisia olens Southeast Pacific and Ant 1897
Travisia parva Western Central Atlantic
Travisia profundi Peru, Angola, Banda Trenc 1919
Travisia pupa Eastern Pacific 1906



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