Species Identification

Species Identification: Find Species


Family: Gnathostomulidae



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23 species
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Corculognathia apennata
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Gnathostomula algreti
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Gnathostomula arabica
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Gnathostomula armata
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Max. Length 0.1 cm TL

 
Gnathostomula axi
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Gnathostomula brunidens
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Gnathostomula costata
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Gnathostomula jenneri
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Gnathostomula karlingi
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Gnathostomula maldivarum
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Gnathostomula maorica
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Gnathostomula mediocristata
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Gnathostomula mediterranea
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Gnathostomula microstyla
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Gnathostomula murmanica
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Gnathostomula nigrostoma
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Gnathostomula paradoxa
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Gnathostomula peregrina
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Gnathostomula raji
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Gnathostomula salotae
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Gnathostomula uncinata
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Ratugnathia makuluvae
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Semaeognathia sterreri
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Corculognathia apennata Southeast Pacific 1973
Gnathostomula algreti Eastern Central Pacific 1991
Gnathostomula arabica Western Indian Ocean 1971
Gnathostomula armata Northwest Atlantic 1971
Gnathostomula axi Western Atlantic, Mediter 0.1 TL 1964
Gnathostomula brunidens Northwest Atlantic 1971
Gnathostomula costata Southeast Pacific 1973
Gnathostomula jenneri Northwest Atlantic 1971
Gnathostomula karlingi Eastern Central Pacific 1971
Gnathostomula maldivarum Eastern Central Pacific, 1958
Gnathostomula maorica Southwest Pacific 1991
Gnathostomula mediocristata Western Central Atlantic 1971
Gnathostomula mediterranea Northwest Atlantic and th 1970
Gnathostomula microstyla Northwest Atlantic 1971
Gnathostomula murmanica Northeast Atlantic and th 1962
Gnathostomula nigrostoma Northwest Atlantic 1971
Gnathostomula paradoxa Northeast Atlantic and th 1956
Gnathostomula peregrina Western Atlantic. 1969
Gnathostomula raji Western Central Pacific 1991
Gnathostomula salotae Pacific Ocean 1991
Gnathostomula uncinata Northwest Atlantic. 1998
Ratugnathia makuluvae Western Central Pacific 1991
Semaeognathia sterreri Western Atlantic 1970



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