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Family: Polyclinidae



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386 species (see list below)
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Aplidum punctum
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Homoeodistoma longigona
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Homoeodistoma michaelseni
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Macrenteron ritteri
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Morchellium albidum
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Morchellium argus
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Morchellium giardi
[Red crust]
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Morchellium pannosum
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Morchellium partitionis
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Parascidia areolata
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Parascidia flemingii
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Pharyngodictyon bisinus
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Pharyngodictyon cauliformis
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Pharyngodictyon elongatum
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Pharyngodictyon magnifili
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Max. Length 0.4 cm TL
 
Pharyngodictyon mirabile
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Pharyngodictyon reductum
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Placentela crystallina
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Placentela translucida
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Photo by Coudre, Christian

Atlantic and the Mediterr

Polyclinella azemai Harant, 1930

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Polyclinella azemai
[Colonial sea squirt]
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Polyclinum arenosum
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Polyclinum aurantium
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Polyclinum cerebrale
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Polyclinum circulatum
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Polyclinum complanatum
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Polyclinum constellatum
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Polyclinum corbis
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Polyclinum crater
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Polyclinum festum
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Polyclinum fungosum
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Polyclinum gelidus
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Polyclinum glabrum
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Polyclinum hospitale
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Polyclinum incrustatum
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Polyclinum insulsum
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Max. Length 30 cm WD
 
Polyclinum isipingense
[Isipingense ascidian]
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Polyclinum johnsoni
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Polyclinum lagena
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Polyclinum laxum
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Polyclinum macrophyllum
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Polyclinum marsupiale
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Polyclinum minutum
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Polyclinum neptunium
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Polyclinum nudum
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Polyclinum orbitum
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Max. Length 20 cm WD
 
Polyclinum planum
[Elephant ear tunicate]
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Max. Length 3.5 cm COLD
 
Polyclinum psammiferum
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Polyclinum pute
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Polyclinum sacceum
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Polyclinum saturnium
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Polyclinum sibiricum
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Polyclinum sluiteri
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Polyclinum sundaicum
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Polyclinum tenuatum
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Polyclinum terranum
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Polyclinum tsutsuii
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Polyclinum vasculosum
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Sidneioides ivicense
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Max. Length 6 cm COLD
 
Sidneioides japonense
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Sidneioides snamoti
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Sidneioides tamaramae
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Sidnyum elegans
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Sidnyum pererratum
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Sidnyum radiatum
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Max. Length 1 cm TL
 
Sidnyum turbinatum
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Southwest Pacific, Antarc

Synoicum adareanum (Herdman, 1902)

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Synoicum adareanum
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Synoicum angustum
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Synoicum apectetum
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Synoicum arenaceum
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Synoicum atlanticus
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Synoicum atopogaster
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Synoicum australe
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Synoicum beauchampi
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Synoicum blochmanni
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Synoicum bowerbanki
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Synoicum buccinum
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Synoicum calypsonis
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Synoicum capense
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Max. Length 2 cm TL
 
Synoicum castellatum
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Synoicum chrysanthemum
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Synoicum citrum
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Synoicum clavatum
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Synoicum concavitum
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Synoicum cymosum
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Synoicum daucum
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Synoicum derjugini
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Synoicum diaphanum
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Synoicum duboscqui
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Synoicum erectum
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Synoicum floriferum
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Synoicum galei
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Max. Length 0.7 cm TL
 
Synoicum georgianum
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Synoicum haurakiensis
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Synoicum herdmani
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Synoicum hypurgon
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Synoicum incrustatum
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Synoicum intercedens
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Synoicum irregulare
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Synoicum jordani
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Synoicum kerguelenense
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Synoicum kincaidi
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Synoicum kuranui
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Synoicum laboutei
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Synoicum lacazei
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Synoicum longistriatum
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Synoicum macroglossum
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Synoicum molle
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Synoicum obscurum
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Synoicum occidentalis
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Synoicum ostentor
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Synoicum otagoensis
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Synoicum papilliferum
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Synoicum parfustis
[Peach-coloured compound tunicate]
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Synoicum pellucidum
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Synoicum pererratum
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Synoicum polygyna
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Synoicum pomum
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Synoicum pribilovense
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Synoicum prunum
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Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
 
Synoicum pulmonaria
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Synoicum ramulosum
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Synoicum rubrum
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Synoicum sabuliferum
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Synoicum sacculum
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Synoicum sagamianum
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Synoicum salivum
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Synoicum saxeum
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Synoicum snodgrassi
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Synoicum solidum
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Synoicum stewartensis
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Synoicum suarenum
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Synoicum suesanum
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Synoicum tentaculatum
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Synoicum tropicum
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Synoicum turgens
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Synoicum vibei
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Aplidum punctum Northeast Atlantic. 1872
Homoeodistoma longigona Northeast Atlantic. 1959
Homoeodistoma michaelseni Northwest Pacific 1927
Macrenteron ritteri Northwest Pacific 1927
Morchellium albidum Eastern Indian Ocean 1992
Morchellium argus Atlantic and the Mediterr 1841
Morchellium giardi Red crust Southwest Atlantic, South 1886
Morchellium pannosum Eastern Indian Ocean 1992
Morchellium partitionis Western Central Pacific 1987
Parascidia areolata Western Central Pacific
Parascidia flemingii Western Central Pacific
Pharyngodictyon bisinus Western Central Pacific 1991
Pharyngodictyon cauliformis Western Central Pacific 1991
Pharyngodictyon elongatum Southwest Pacific 1982
Pharyngodictyon magnifili Western Central Pacific 1991
Pharyngodictyon mirabile Southern Atlantic, Southe 0.4 TL 1886
Pharyngodictyon reductum Southern Atlantic, Southe 1906
Placentela crystallina Northwest Pacific 1913
Placentela translucida Antarctic. 1969
Polyclinella azemai Colonial sea squirt Atlantic and the Mediterr 1930
Polyclinum arenosum Southeast Atlantic and We 1898
Polyclinum aurantium Atlantic and the Mediterr 1841
Polyclinum cerebrale Southwest Pacific 1924
Polyclinum circulatum Indo-Pacific. 1909
Polyclinum complanatum Indo-Pacific. 1899
Polyclinum constellatum Atlantic Ocean and Indo-W 1816
Polyclinum corbis Eastern Indian Ocean 2003
Polyclinum crater Indonesia. 1909
Polyclinum festum Western Indian Ocean 1905
Polyclinum fungosum Indo-West Pacific 1886
Polyclinum gelidus Indo-West Pacific 1987
Polyclinum glabrum Indo-West Pacific 1895
Polyclinum hospitale Western Central Pacific 1895
Polyclinum incrustatum Eastern Indian Ocean 1930
Polyclinum insulsum Indo-West Pacific 1898
Polyclinum isipingense Isipingense ascidian Southeast Atlantic and We 30 WD 1898
Polyclinum johnsoni Southeast Pacific 1989
Polyclinum lagena Western Indian Ocean 2006
Polyclinum laxum Eastern Central Pacific 1945
Polyclinum macrophyllum Indo-West Pacific. 1919
Polyclinum marsupiale Eastern Indian Ocean 1963
Polyclinum minutum Antarctic Indian Ocean 1886
Polyclinum neptunium Southeast Atlantic 1912
Polyclinum nudum Southwest Pacific 1992
Polyclinum orbitum Eastern Indian Ocean 1992
Polyclinum planum Elephant ear tunicate Eastern Central Pacific 20 WD 1917
Polyclinum psammiferum Western Central Pacific. 3.5 COLD 1911
Polyclinum pute Central Pacific 1987
Polyclinum sacceum Western Indian Ocean 2006
Polyclinum saturnium Northeast Atlantic and In 1816
Polyclinum sibiricum Northeast Atlantic 1907
Polyclinum sluiteri Antarctic Indian Ocean an 1956
Polyclinum sundaicum Indo-Pacific. 1909
Polyclinum tenuatum Eastern Indian Ocean 1992
Polyclinum terranum Eastern Indian Ocean 1992
Polyclinum tsutsuii Western Pacific. 1954
Polyclinum vasculosum Indo-Pacific. 1908
Sidneioides ivicense Northeast Atlantic and th 1957
Sidneioides japonense Indo-West Pacific. 6 COLD 1913
Sidneioides snamoti Northwest Pacific 1927
Sidneioides tamaramae Indo-West Pacific 1909
Sidnyum elegans Northeast Atlantic. 1872
Sidnyum pererratum Antarctic. 1912
Sidnyum radiatum Antarctic. 1906
Sidnyum turbinatum Northeast Atlantic and th 1 TL 1816
Synoicum adareanum Southwest Pacific, Antarc 1902
Synoicum angustum Eastern Indian Ocean 1992
Synoicum apectetum Southwest Pacific 1982
Synoicum arenaceum Indo-West Pacific 1924
Synoicum atlanticus Southeast Atlantic. 1968
Synoicum atopogaster Eastern Indian Ocean 1963
Synoicum australe Southeast Atlantic and We 1962
Synoicum beauchampi Northeast Atlantic 1927
Synoicum blochmanni Atlantic and the Mediterr 1894
Synoicum bowerbanki Eastern Indian Ocean 1963
Synoicum buccinum Western Central Pacific 1992
Synoicum calypsonis Mediterranean Sea. 1956
Synoicum capense Southeast Atlantic 1962
Synoicum castellatum Indo-West Pacific 2 TL 1992
Synoicum chrysanthemum Eastern Indian Ocean 1992
Synoicum citrum Eastern Indian Ocean 1992
Synoicum clavatum Northwest Pacific. 1927
Synoicum concavitum Eastern Indian Ocean 1992
Synoicum cymosum Northwest Pacific 1927
Synoicum daucum Atlantic Ocean 1977
Synoicum derjugini Northwest Pacific 1927
Synoicum diaphanum Northeast Atlantic 1927
Synoicum duboscqui Atlantic and the Mediterr 1927
Synoicum erectum Eastern Indian Ocean 1992
Synoicum floriferum Western Indian Ocean 2006
Synoicum galei Eastern Indian Ocean 1992
Synoicum georgianum Southwest Atlantic, South 0.7 TL 1932
Synoicum haurakiensis Southwest Atlantic, South 1951
Synoicum herdmani Southwest Atlantic, South 1956
Synoicum hypurgon Antarctic and Indo-West P 1924
Synoicum incrustatum Northeast Atlantic 1851
Synoicum intercedens Pacific Ocean. 1909
Synoicum irregulare Northwest Pacific 1899
Synoicum jordani Northwest Pacific 1899
Synoicum kerguelenense Antarctic Indian Ocean 1911
Synoicum kincaidi Northern Pacific 1899
Synoicum kuranui Antarctic, Southwest Atla 1950
Synoicum laboutei Western Indian Ocean 2006
Synoicum lacazei Northeast Atlantic and th 1957
Synoicum longistriatum Eastern Indian Ocean 1992
Synoicum macroglossum Indo-West Pacific 1919
Synoicum molle Indo-West Pacific 1886
Synoicum obscurum Indo-West Pacific 1992
Synoicum occidentalis Southwest Pacific 1982
Synoicum ostentor Antarctic. 1983
Synoicum otagoensis Southwest Pacific 1982
Synoicum papilliferum Eastern Indian Ocean 1930
Synoicum parfustis Peach-coloured compound tunicate Eastern Pacific 1917
Synoicum pellucidum Eastern Central Pacific 1917
Synoicum pererratum Southwest Pacific and the 1912
Synoicum polygyna Antarctic. 1980
Synoicum pomum Northeast Atlantic 1851
Synoicum pribilovense Northeast Atlantic 1899
Synoicum prunum Western Pacific 1899
Synoicum pulmonaria Cosmopolitan. 2.5 TL 1786
Synoicum ramulosum Antarctic. 1969
Synoicum rubrum Antarctic. 1968
Synoicum sabuliferum Northwest Pacific 1927
Synoicum sacculum Eastern Indian Ocean 1992
Synoicum sagamianum Northwest Pacific 1963
Synoicum salivum Antarctic Indian Ocean 1978
Synoicum saxeum Western Central Pacific 1998
Synoicum snodgrassi Western Central Pacific 1899
Synoicum solidum Northwest Pacific 1937
Synoicum stewartensis Northwest Pacific 1924
Synoicum suarenum Western Central Pacific 1992
Synoicum suesanum Western Indian Ocean. 1920
Synoicum tentaculatum Antarctic. 1969
Synoicum tropicum Western Central Pacific. 1909
Synoicum turgens Northeast Atlantic 1774
Synoicum vibei Northeast Atlantic 1959



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