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Family: Laophontidae



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217 species
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Afrolaophonte brevipes
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Afrolaophonte monodi
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Afrolaophonte pori
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Afrolaophonte renaudi
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Amerolaophontina reducta
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Apolethon bilobatus
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Apolethon trigonus
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Arenolaophonte stygia
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Asellopsis arenicola
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Asellopsis bacescui
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Asellopsis chappuisius
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Asellopsis duboscqui
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Asellopsis hispida
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Asellopsis intermedia
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Asellopsis littoralis
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Asellopsis penicillata
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Asellopsis sarmatica
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Bathylaophonte azorica
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Bathylaophonte pacifica
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Carcinocaris serrichelata
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Cletopyllus papillifer
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Cletopyllus sagamiensis
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Cletopyllus secundus
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Cletopyllus tertius
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Corbulaseta bulligera
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Coullia heteropus
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Coullia platychelipusoides
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Donsiella anglica
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Donsiella limnoriae
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Echinolaophonte armiger
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Echinolaophonte arminger
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Echinolaophonte brevispinosa
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Echinolaophonte gladiator
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Echinolaophonte horrida
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Echinolaophonte mirabilipes
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Echinolaophonte oshoroensis
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Echinolaophonte tropica
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Elapholaophonte decaceros
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Esola hirsuta
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Esola lamellipes
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Esola longicauda
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Esola longiremis
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Esola rosei
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Esola spelaea
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Esola typhlops
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Folioquinpes chathamensis
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Folioquinpes mangalis
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Galapalaophonte carolinensis
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Galapalaophonte triarticulata
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Galapalaophonte variabilis
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Harrietella simulans
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Hemilaophonte clysmae
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Hemilaophonte janinae
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Heterolaophonte australis
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Heterolaophonte bisetosa
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Heterolaophonte brevipes
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Heterolaophonte campbelliensis
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Heterolaophonte curvata
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Heterolaophonte denticulata
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Heterolaophonte discophora
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Heterolaophonte exigua
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Heterolaophonte furcata
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Heterolaophonte hamatus
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Heterolaophonte hamondi
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Heterolaophonte insignis
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Heterolaophonte laurentica
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Heterolaophonte littoralis
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Heterolaophonte longisetigera
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Heterolaophonte manifera
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Heterolaophonte medax
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Heterolaophonte mendax
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Heterolaophonte minuta
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Heterolaophonte natator
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Heterolaophonte noncapillata
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Heterolaophonte norvegica
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Heterolaophonte oculata
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Heterolaophonte parasigmoides
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Heterolaophonte pauciseta
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Heterolaophonte phycobates
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Heterolaophonte pygmaea
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Heterolaophonte quinquespinosa
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Heterolaophonte rottenburgi
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Heterolaophonte sigmoides
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Heterolaophonte stroemi
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Heterolaophonte stromi
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Heterolaophonte tenuispina
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Heterolaophonte uncinata
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Heterolaophonte variabilis
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Heterolaophonte wellsi
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Hoplolaophonte aculeata
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Klieonychocamptoides arenicola
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Klieonychocamptoides remanei
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Klieonychocamptus discipes
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Klieonychocamptus kliei
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Laophonte acutirostris
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Laophonte adamsiae
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Laophonte adduensis
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Laophonte adriatica
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Laophonte applanata
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Laophonte arenicola
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Laophonte baltica
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Laophonte brevifurca
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Laophonte brevirostris
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Laophonte cesareae
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Laophonte ciliata
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Laophonte commensalis
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Laophonte confusa
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Laophonte congenera
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Laophonte cornuta
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Laophonte danversae
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Laophonte denticornis
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Laophonte depressa
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Laophonte dinocerata
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Laophonte dominicalis
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Laophonte drachi
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Laophonte elongata
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Laophonte farrani
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Laophonte faxi
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Laophonte ifalukensis
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Laophonte inopinata
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Laophonte inornata
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Laophonte leuke
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Laophonte longicaudata
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Laophonte longistylata
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Laophonte macani
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Laophonte mississippiensis
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Laophonte nordgaardi
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Laophonte parvula
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Laophonte parvuloides
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Laophonte perplexa
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Laophonte pseudooculata
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Laophonte reticaudata
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Laophonte serrata
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Laophonte setosa
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Laophonte sima
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Laophonte thoracica
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Laophonte trilobata
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Laophontina acantha
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Laophontina distincta
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Laophontina dubia
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Lobitella apoda
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Loureirophonte catharinensis
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Loureirophonte paranaensis
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Loureirophonte subterranea
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Microlaophonte spongicola
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Microlaophonte trisetosa
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Mictyricola proxima
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Mictyricola typica
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Novolaophonte viatorum
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Onychocamptus armiger
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Onychocamptus bengalensis
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Onychocamptus chathamensis
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Onychocamptus horridus
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Onychocamptus krusensterni
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Onychocamptus mohammed
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Onychocamptus talipes
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Onychocamptus vitiospinulosa
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Paralaophonte asellopsiformis
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Paralaophonte brevirostris
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Paralaophonte congenera
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Paralaophonte dieuzeidei
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Paralaophonte gracilipes
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Paralaophonte hyperborea
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Paralaophonte karmensis
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Paralaophonte lacerdai
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Paralaophonte longipes
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Paralaophonte lunata
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Paralaophonte macera
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Paralaophonte majae
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Paralaophonte meinerti
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Paralaophonte obscura
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Paralaophonte octavia
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Paralaophonte ormieresi
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Paralaophonte pacifica
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Paralaophonte perplexa
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Paralaophonte quaterspinata
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Paralaophonte sculpta
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Paralaophonte spinicauda
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Paralaophonte spitzbergensis
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Paralaophonte taurina
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Paralaophonte tenera
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Paralaophonte zimmeri
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Paronychocamptus curticaudatus
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Paronychocamptus exiguus
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Paronychocamptus huntsmani
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Paronychocamptus nanus
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Paronychocamptus proprius
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Paronychocamptus wilsoni
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Pholenota spatulifera
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Phycolaophonte insularis
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Pilifera gracilis
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Platychelipus delamarei
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Platychelipus laophontoides
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Platychelipus littoralis
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Psammolaophonte spinicauda
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Pseudocleta corbula
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Pseudocletopsyllis spiniger
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Pseudocletopsyllis spinosa
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Pseudolaophonte glemareci
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Pseudolaophonte proteus
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Pseudolaophonte spinosa
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Pseudonychocamptus abbreviatus
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Pseudonychocamptus carthyi
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Pseudonychocamptus koreni
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Pseudonychocamptus paraproximus
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Pseudonychocamptus proximus
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Pseudonychocamptus spinifer
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Quinquelaophonte capillata
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Quinquelaophonte longifurcata
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Raowellsia maculata
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Robustunguis ungulatus
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Sarsocletodes secundus
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Sarsocletodes typicus
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Stygolaophonte arenophila
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Tapholeon ornatus
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Tapholeon uniarticulatus
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Xanthilaophonte trispinosa
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Afrolaophonte brevipes 1954
Afrolaophonte monodi 1960
Afrolaophonte pori 1970
Afrolaophonte renaudi 1956
Amerolaophontina reducta 1980
Apolethon bilobatus Northwest Pacific 1973
Apolethon trigonus Northwest Pacific 1973
Arenolaophonte stygia Northwest Pacific 1965
Asellopsis arenicola Northwest Pacific 1954
Asellopsis bacescui Northwest Pacific 1959
Asellopsis chappuisius Northwest Pacific 1957
Asellopsis duboscqui Northwest Pacific 1928
Asellopsis hispida Northeast Atlantic 1873
Asellopsis intermedia Northeast Atlantic 1895
Asellopsis littoralis Northeast Atlantic 1939
Asellopsis penicillata Northeast Atlantic 1964
Asellopsis sarmatica Northeast Atlantic 1938
Bathylaophonte azorica Northeast Atlantic. 1999
Bathylaophonte pacifica Southwest Pacific. 1999
Carcinocaris serrichelata Western Central Pacific 2006
Cletopyllus papillifer Western Central Pacific 1935
Cletopyllus sagamiensis Western Central Pacific 1971
Cletopyllus secundus Western Central Pacific 1945
Cletopyllus tertius Western Central Pacific 1964
Corbulaseta bulligera Western Central Pacific 1913
Coullia heteropus Western Central Pacific 1973
Coullia platychelipusoides Western Central Pacific 1973
Donsiella anglica Western Central Pacific 1988
Donsiella limnoriae Western Central Pacific 1939
Echinolaophonte armiger Western Central Pacific 1927
Echinolaophonte arminger Western Central Pacific 1927
Echinolaophonte brevispinosa Western Central Pacific 1908
Echinolaophonte gladiator Western Central Pacific
Echinolaophonte horrida Western Central Pacific 1876
Echinolaophonte mirabilipes Western Central Pacific 1979
Echinolaophonte oshoroensis Western Central Pacific 1969
Echinolaophonte tropica Western Central Pacific
Elapholaophonte decaceros Western Central Pacific 1994
Esola hirsuta Western Central Pacific 1903
Esola lamellipes Western Central Pacific
Esola longicauda Western Central Pacific 1891
Esola longiremis Western Central Pacific 1904
Esola rosei Western Central Pacific
Esola spelaea Western Central Pacific 1938
Esola typhlops Western Central Pacific
Folioquinpes chathamensis Western Central Pacific 1905
Folioquinpes mangalis Western Central Atlantic 1990
Galapalaophonte carolinensis Western Central Atlantic 1991
Galapalaophonte triarticulata Western Central Atlantic 1980
Galapalaophonte variabilis Western Central Atlantic 1980
Harrietella simulans Western Central Atlantic 1894
Hemilaophonte clysmae Western Central Atlantic 1972
Hemilaophonte janinae Western Central Atlantic 1932
Heterolaophonte australis Western Central Atlantic 1912
Heterolaophonte bisetosa Northeast Atlantic
Heterolaophonte brevipes Northeast Atlantic 1958
Heterolaophonte campbelliensis Northeast Atlantic 1935
Heterolaophonte curvata Northeast Atlantic 1929
Heterolaophonte denticulata Northeast Atlantic 1958
Heterolaophonte discophora Northeast Atlantic 1929
Heterolaophonte exigua Northeast Atlantic 1912
Heterolaophonte furcata Northeast Atlantic 1955
Heterolaophonte hamatus Northeast Atlantic 1954
Heterolaophonte hamondi Northeast Atlantic 1975
Heterolaophonte insignis Northeast Atlantic 1914
Heterolaophonte laurentica Northeast Atlantic 1941
Heterolaophonte littoralis Northeast Atlantic 1893
Heterolaophonte longisetigera Northeast Atlantic 1950
Heterolaophonte manifera Northeast Atlantic 1932
Heterolaophonte medax Northeast Atlantic
Heterolaophonte mendax Northeast Atlantic 1941
Heterolaophonte minuta Northeast Atlantic 1872
Heterolaophonte natator Northeast Atlantic 2022
Heterolaophonte noncapillata Northeast Atlantic 1948
Heterolaophonte norvegica Northeast Atlantic
Heterolaophonte oculata Northeast Atlantic 1927
Heterolaophonte parasigmoides Northeast Atlantic 1969
Heterolaophonte pauciseta Northeast Atlantic 1836
Heterolaophonte phycobates Northeast Atlantic 1935
Heterolaophonte pygmaea Northeast Atlantic 1893
Heterolaophonte quinquespinosa Western Central Pacific 1924
Heterolaophonte rottenburgi Western Central Pacific
Heterolaophonte sigmoides Western Central Pacific 1930
Heterolaophonte stroemi Atlantic Ocean. 1934
Heterolaophonte stromi Atlantic Ocean. 1837
Heterolaophonte tenuispina Atlantic Ocean. 1935
Heterolaophonte uncinata Atlantic Ocean. 1868
Heterolaophonte variabilis Atlantic Ocean. 1965
Heterolaophonte wellsi Atlantic Ocean. 1973
Hoplolaophonte aculeata Atlantic Ocean. 1973
Klieonychocamptoides arenicola Atlantic Ocean. 1956
Klieonychocamptoides remanei Atlantic Ocean. 1958
Klieonychocamptus discipes Atlantic Ocean. 1958
Klieonychocamptus kliei Atlantic Ocean. 1973
Laophonte acutirostris Atlantic Ocean. 1965
Laophonte adamsiae Atlantic Ocean. 1960
Laophonte adduensis Atlantic Ocean. 1940
Laophonte adriatica Atlantic Ocean. 1955
Laophonte applanata Atlantic Ocean. 1909
Laophonte arenicola Atlantic Ocean. 1941
Laophonte baltica Atlantic Ocean. 1929
Laophonte brevifurca Atlantic Ocean.
Laophonte brevirostris Atlantic Ocean. 1941
Laophonte cesareae Atlantic Ocean. 1964
Laophonte ciliata Atlantic Ocean. 1964
Laophonte commensalis Atlantic Ocean. 1961
Laophonte confusa Western Central Atlantic 1986
Laophonte congenera Western Central Atlantic 1908
Laophonte cornuta Northeast Atlantic 1840
Laophonte danversae Northeast Atlantic 1969
Laophonte denticornis Northeast Atlantic 1894
Laophonte depressa Northeast Atlantic 1894
Laophonte dinocerata Northeast Atlantic 1928
Laophonte dominicalis Northeast Atlantic 1935
Laophonte drachi Northeast Atlantic 1966
Laophonte elongata Northeast Atlantic 1872
Laophonte farrani Northeast Atlantic 1958
Laophonte faxi Northeast Atlantic
Laophonte ifalukensis Northeast Atlantic 1964
Laophonte inopinata Northeast Atlantic 1892
Laophonte inornata Northeast Atlantic 1902
Laophonte leuke Northeast Atlantic
Laophonte longicaudata Northeast Atlantic 1865
Laophonte longistylata Northeast Atlantic 1935
Laophonte macani Northeast Atlantic 1940
Laophonte mississippiensis Northeast Atlantic 1887
Laophonte nordgaardi Northeast Atlantic 1908
Laophonte parvula Northeast Atlantic 1908
Laophonte parvuloides Northeast Atlantic 1935
Laophonte perplexa Northeast Atlantic 1899
Laophonte pseudooculata Northeast Atlantic 1959
Laophonte reticaudata Northeast Atlantic 1935
Laophonte serrata Northeast Atlantic 1863
Laophonte setosa Northeast Atlantic 1865
Laophonte sima Northeast Atlantic 1927
Laophonte thoracica Western Central Pacific 1865
Laophonte trilobata Western Central Pacific 1929
Laophontina acantha Western Central Pacific 1955
Laophontina distincta Western Central Pacific 1967
Laophontina dubia Western Central Pacific 1905
Lobitella apoda Western Central Pacific 1934
Loureirophonte catharinensis Western Central Pacific 1953
Loureirophonte paranaensis Western Central Pacific 1953
Loureirophonte subterranea Western Central Pacific 1965
Microlaophonte spongicola Western Central Pacific 1964
Microlaophonte trisetosa Western Central Pacific 1976
Mictyricola proxima Western Central Pacific 1957
Mictyricola typica Western Central Pacific 1957
Novolaophonte viatorum Western Central Pacific 1983
Onychocamptus armiger Western Central Pacific 1927
Onychocamptus bengalensis Western Central Pacific 1934
Onychocamptus chathamensis Western Central Pacific 1905
Onychocamptus horridus Western Central Pacific 1876
Onychocamptus krusensterni Western Central Pacific 1994
Onychocamptus mohammed Western Central Pacific 1891
Onychocamptus talipes Western Central Pacific 1932
Onychocamptus vitiospinulosa Northwest Pacific 1963
Paralaophonte asellopsiformis Northwest Pacific 1965
Paralaophonte brevirostris Cosmopolitan. 1863
Paralaophonte congenera Cosmopolitan. 1908
Paralaophonte dieuzeidei Cosmopolitan.
Paralaophonte gracilipes Cosmopolitan. 1910
Paralaophonte hyperborea Cosmopolitan. 1909
Paralaophonte karmensis Cosmopolitan.
Paralaophonte lacerdai Cosmopolitan. 1953
Paralaophonte longipes Cosmopolitan.
Paralaophonte lunata Cosmopolitan. 1931
Paralaophonte macera Cosmopolitan. 1908
Paralaophonte majae Cosmopolitan. 1964
Paralaophonte meinerti Southwest Pacific 1899
Paralaophonte obscura Western Central Pacific 1967
Paralaophonte octavia Western Central Pacific
Paralaophonte ormieresi Western Central Pacific 1968
Paralaophonte pacifica Western Atlantic. 1965
Paralaophonte perplexa Western Atlantic. 1898
Paralaophonte quaterspinata Western Atlantic.
Paralaophonte sculpta Western Atlantic. 1973
Paralaophonte spinicauda Western Atlantic. 1895
Paralaophonte spitzbergensis Western Atlantic. 1974
Paralaophonte taurina Western Atlantic.
Paralaophonte tenera Western Atlantic. 1920
Paralaophonte zimmeri Western Atlantic. 1929
Paronychocamptus curticaudatus Western Atlantic.
Paronychocamptus exiguus Western Atlantic.
Paronychocamptus huntsmani Western Atlantic. 1923
Paronychocamptus nanus Western Atlantic. 1908
Paronychocamptus proprius Western Atlantic. 1965
Paronychocamptus wilsoni Western Atlantic. 1976
Pholenota spatulifera Northwest Pacific 1964
Phycolaophonte insularis Northwest Pacific 1975
Pilifera gracilis Northwest Pacific
Platychelipus delamarei Northwest Pacific
Platychelipus laophontoides Northwest Pacific 1909
Platychelipus littoralis Northwest Pacific 1880
Psammolaophonte spinicauda Northwest Pacific 1967
Pseudocleta corbula Northwest Pacific
Pseudocletopsyllis spiniger Northwest Pacific 1964
Pseudocletopsyllis spinosa Northwest Pacific 1893
Pseudolaophonte glemareci Northwest Pacific 1977
Pseudolaophonte proteus Northwest Pacific 1950
Pseudolaophonte spinosa Northeast Atlantic 1893
Pseudonychocamptus abbreviatus Northeast Atlantic 1920
Pseudonychocamptus carthyi Northeast Atlantic 1968
Pseudonychocamptus koreni Northeast Atlantic 1872
Pseudonychocamptus paraproximus Northeast Atlantic 1965
Pseudonychocamptus proximus Northeast Atlantic 1908
Pseudonychocamptus spinifer Northeast Atlantic 1965
Quinquelaophonte capillata Northeast Atlantic 1932
Quinquelaophonte longifurcata Northeast Atlantic 1965
Raowellsia maculata Northeast Atlantic 1987
Robustunguis ungulatus Northeast Atlantic 1992
Sarsocletodes secundus Northeast Atlantic 1946
Sarsocletodes typicus Northeast Atlantic 1920
Stygolaophonte arenophila Northeast Atlantic 1965
Tapholeon ornatus Northeast Atlantic 1967
Tapholeon uniarticulatus Northeast Atlantic 1967
Xanthilaophonte trispinosa Western Central Pacific 1940



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