Species Identification: Find Species


Family: Cephalodasyidae



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33 species
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Cephalodasys cambriensis
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Cephalodasys caudatus
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Max. Length 0.1 cm TL

 
Cephalodasys hadrosomus
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Cephalodasys littoralis
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Cephalodasys maximus
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Cephalodasys miniceraus
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Cephalodasys pacificus
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Cephalodasys palavensis
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Cephalodasys swedmarki
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Cephalodasys turbanelloides
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Dolichodasys carolinensis
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Dolichodasys delicatus
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Max. Length 0.3 cm BASL

 
Dolichodasys elongatus
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Dolychodasys carolinensis
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Dolychodasys delicatus
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Dolychodasys elongatus
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Megadasys minor
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Megadasys pacificus
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Megadasys sterreri
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Max. Length 0.1 cm TL

 
Mesodasys adenotubulatus
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Mesodasys britanicus
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Mesodasys hexapodus
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Max. Length 0.2 cm TL

 
Mesodasys ischiensis
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Max. Length 0.2 cm TL

 
Mesodasys laticaudatus
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Mesodasys littoralis
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Mesodasys rupperti
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Paradasys bilobocaudus
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Paradasys hexadactylus
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Paradasys lineatus
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Paradasys littoralis
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Paradasys nipponensis
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Paradasys pacificus
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Paradasys subterraneus
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Cephalodasys cambriensis Northeast Atlantic 1963
Cephalodasys caudatus Indo-West Pacific. 1981
Cephalodasys hadrosomus Mediterranean Sea 0.1 TL 1993
Cephalodasys littoralis Northeast Atlantic and th 1964
Cephalodasys maximus Northeast Atlantic. 1926
Cephalodasys miniceraus Western Central Atlantic 1974
Cephalodasys pacificus Southeast Pacific 1974
Cephalodasys palavensis Mediterranean Sea 1963
Cephalodasys swedmarki Northeast Atlantic and th 2008
Cephalodasys turbanelloides Atlantic Ocean, Mediterra 1960
Dolichodasys carolinensis Atlantic Ocean 1977
Dolichodasys delicatus Western Atlantic Ocean an 1977
Dolichodasys elongatus Atlantic Ocean and the Me 0.3 BASL 1977
Dolychodasys carolinensis Atlantic Ocean and the Me 1977
Dolychodasys delicatus Atlantic Ocean and the Me 1977
Dolychodasys elongatus Atlantic Ocean and the Me 1977
Megadasys minor Mediterranean Sea 1987
Megadasys pacificus Indo-Pacific. 1974
Megadasys sterreri Northeast Atlantic and th 1974
Mesodasys adenotubulatus Mediterranean Sea. 0.1 TL 1993
Mesodasys britanicus Northeast Atlantic. 2008
Mesodasys hexapodus Indo-West Pacific. 1968
Mesodasys ischiensis Mediterranean Sea 0.2 TL 1993
Mesodasys laticaudatus Atlantic Ocean and the Me 0.2 TL 1951
Mesodasys littoralis Northeast Atlantic and th 1951
Mesodasys rupperti Western Central Atlantic 2008
Paradasys bilobocaudus Northeast Atlantic 2008
Paradasys hexadactylus Northeast Atlantic 1954
Paradasys lineatus Indo-West Pacific. 1980
Paradasys littoralis Indo-West Pacific. 1968
Paradasys nipponensis Northwest Pacific 1976
Paradasys pacificus Eastern Pacific. 1974
Paradasys subterraneus Northeast Atlantic and th 1934



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