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Family: Molgulidae



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209 species
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Anomopera ingolfiana
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Asajirus arcticus
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Asajirus dichotomus
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Asajirus eunuchus
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Asajirus gulosus
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Asajirus hemisphericus
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Asajirus indicus
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Asajirus ledanoisi
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Max. Length 0.2 cm TL

 
Asajirus ovirarus
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Bostrichobranchus digonas
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Bostrichobranchus pilularis
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Bostrichobranchus septum
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Eugyra adriatica
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Max. Length 2 cm WD

 
Eugyra arenosa
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Eugyra brewinae
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Eugyra connectens
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Eugyra glutinans
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Eugyra hexarhiza
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Eugyra islandica
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Eugyra kerguelenensis
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Eugyra macrenteron
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Eugyra malayensis
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Eugyra mammillata
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Eugyra millimetra
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Eugyra molguloides
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Eugyra munida
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Eugyra novaezealandiae
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Eugyra pedunculata
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Eugyra pellucida
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Eugyra polyducta
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Eugyrioides borealis
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Eugyrioides glutinans
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Eugyrioides guttula
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Eugyrioides myodes
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Fungulus antarcticus
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Fungulus cinereus
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Fungulus curlus
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Fungulus minutulus
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Max. Length 1.3 cm WD

 
Fungulus perlucidus
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Gamaster dakarensis
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Gamaster guillei
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Gamaster vallatum
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Hexacrobylus arcticus
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Hexacrobylus eunuchus
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Minipera macquariensis
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Minipera papillosa
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Max. Length 0.0 cm WD

 
Minipera pedunculata
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Minipera tacita
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Molgula amesophleba
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Molgula antiborealis
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Molgula appendiculata
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Molgula arenata
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Molgula bacca
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Molgula bisinus
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Molgula bleizi
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Molgula bourbonis
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Molgula braziliensis
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Molgula brieni
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Molgula calvata
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Molgula caminae
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Molgula celebensis
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Molgula celtica
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Photo by Harvey-Clark, Chris

Northern Atlantic and the
Max. Length 1.8 cm WD
Molgula citrina Alder & Hancock, 1848

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Molgula citrina
[Sea grape]
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Molgula coactilis
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Max. Length 1.5 cm H

 
Molgula complanata
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Molgula conchata
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Molgula confluxa
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Molgula congata
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Molgula contorta
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Molgula cooperi
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Molgula crinita
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Molgula crustosa
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Molgula cryptica
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Max. Length 0.9 cm WD

 
Molgula delicata
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Molgula dextrocarpa
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Molgula diaguita
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Molgula dicosta
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Max. Length 2.6 cm WD

 
Molgula dione
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Molgula discogona
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Molgula diversa
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Molgula echinosiphonica
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Molgula ellistoni
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Molgula enodis
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Molgula estadosi
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Molgula eugyroides
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Molgula euplicata
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Molgula euprocta
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Molgula falsensis
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Molgula ficus
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Molgula georgiana
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Molgula gigantea
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Molgula griffithsii
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Molgula habanensis
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Molgula helleri
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Molgula herdmani
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Molgula hirta
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Molgula hodgsoni
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Molgula hozawai
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Molgula impura
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Molgula incidata
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Molgula karubari
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Molgula kerguelenensis
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Molgula kiaeri
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Molgula kolaensis
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Molgula kophameli
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Molgula longitubis
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Molgula longivascula
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Molgula lutulenta
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Molgula macquariensis
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Molgula malvinensis
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Max. Length 4 cm WD

 
Molgula manhattensis
[Common sea grape]
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Molgula marioni
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Max. Length 1.3 cm TL

 
Molgula millari
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Molgula mira
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Molgula mollis
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Molgula mortenseni
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Molgula napiformis
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Molgula novaeselandiae
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Max. Length 3 cm TL

 
Molgula occidentalis
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Molgula occulta
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Max. Length 8 cm WD

 
Molgula oculata
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Molgula oregonia
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Molgula pacifica
[Globular ascidian]
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Max. Length 10 cm WD

 
Molgula pedunculata
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Max. Length 0.5 cm TL

 
Molgula phytophila
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Molgula pigafettae
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Molgula pila
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Molgula plana
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Molgula platana
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Molgula platei
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Max. Length 1.2 cm TL

 
Molgula platybranchia
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Molgula provisionalis
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Molgula pugetiensis
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Max. Length 1 cm H

 
Molgula pulchra
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Molgula pumila
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Molgula pyriformis
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Molgula regularis
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Max. Length 10 cm TL

 
Molgula retortiformis
[Sea clod]
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Molgula rheophila
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Molgula riddlei
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Molgula ridgwayi
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Molgula rima
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Molgula robini
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Molgula robusta
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Molgula roemeri
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Molgula roulei
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Molgula sabulosa
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Max. Length 0.8 cm TL

 
Molgula satyrus
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Molgula scutata
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Molgula setigera
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Molgula simplex
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Molgula siphonalis
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Molgula siphonata
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Molgula sluiteri
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Molgula socialis
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Molgula solenata
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Molgula sphaera
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Molgula spiralis
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Molgula taprobane
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Molgula tectiformis
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Molgula tethys
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Molgula topata
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Molgula tubifera
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Molgula vara
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Molgula variazizi
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Molgula verrilli
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Molgula verrucifera
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Molgula xenophora
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Molguloides bathybia
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Molguloides coronatum
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Molguloides crenatum
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Molguloides crinibus
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Max. Length 3.9 cm WD

 
Molguloides cyclocarpa
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Max. Length 1.5 cm WD

 
Molguloides glans
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Molguloides immunda
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Molguloides longirecta
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Molguloides mollis
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Molguloides monocarpa
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Molguloides sibuetae
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Molguloides sphaeroidea
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Molguloides sulcatus
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Molguloides tenuis
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Max. Length 1.5 cm WD

 
Molguloides tonsus
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Molguloides translucidus
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Molguloides vitrea
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Max. Length 1.6 cm TL

 
Oligotrema lyra
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Max. Length 0.9 cm TL

 
Oligotrema psammatodes
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Oligotrema psammites
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Oligotrema sandersi
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Oligotrema unigonas
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Paramolgula canioi
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Paramolgula chilensis
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Paramolgula filholi
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Paramolgula gregaria
[Sea potato]

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic.

Pareugyrioides arnbackae (Millar, 1960)

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Pareugyrioides arnbackae
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Max. Length 0.5 cm TL

 
Pareugyrioides chardyi
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Pareugyrioides dalli
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Pareugyrioides digitus
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Pareugyrioides exigua
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Pareugyrioides flagifera
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Pareugyrioides galatheae
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Pareugyrioides longipedata
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Pareugyrioides macrentera
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Pareugyrioides vannamei
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Protomolgula bythia
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Protomolgula cornuta
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Protomolgula triangularis
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Rhizomolgula globularis
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Xenomolgula mira
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Anomopera ingolfiana Northeast Atlantic. 1923
Asajirus arcticus Northeast Atlantic 1923
Asajirus dichotomus Southeast Atlantic 1984
Asajirus eunuchus Atlantic Ocean. 1976
Asajirus gulosus Indo-West Pacific 1984
Asajirus hemisphericus Western Central Pacific 1990
Asajirus indicus Atlantic Ocean, Indo-Paci 1913
Asajirus ledanoisi Northern Atlantic 1990
Asajirus ovirarus Western Central Pacific 0.2 TL 1990
Bostrichobranchus digonas Western Central Atlantic 1951
Bostrichobranchus pilularis Western Atlantic 1871
Bostrichobranchus septum Antarctic Indian Ocean 1978
Eugyra adriatica Atlantic and the Mediterr 1884
Eugyra arenosa Atlantic and the Mediterr 2 WD 1848
Eugyra brewinae Southwest Pacific 1960
Eugyra connectens Northeast Atlantic 1928
Eugyra glutinans Arctic, Eastern Pacific a 1842
Eugyra hexarhiza Northwest Pacific 1949
Eugyra islandica Northeast Atlantic 1974
Eugyra kerguelenensis Southwest Atlantic, South 1881
Eugyra macrenteron Southeast Atlantic 1962
Eugyra malayensis Western Central Pacific 1975
Eugyra mammillata Western Central Pacific 1985
Eugyra millimetra Eastern Indian Ocean 1985
Eugyra molguloides Indo-West Pacific 1904
Eugyra munida Southwest Pacific 1982
Eugyra novaezealandiae Southwest Pacific 1950
Eugyra pedunculata Arctic and Northeast Atla 1886
Eugyra pellucida Arctic and Northeast Atla 1859
Eugyra polyducta Antarctic. 1983
Eugyrioides borealis Eastern Atlantic 1977
Eugyrioides glutinans Northeast Atlantic, Pacif 1842
Eugyrioides guttula Southeast Pacific and Sou 1900
Eugyrioides myodes Southeast Atlantic 1962
Fungulus antarcticus Antarctic. 1912
Fungulus cinereus Antarctic Atlantic and In 1880
Fungulus curlus Southwest Atlantic 1976
Fungulus minutulus Western Central Pacific 1991
Fungulus perlucidus Southern Atlantic, Indo-P 1.3 WD 1881
Gamaster dakarensis Eastern Atlantic 1894
Gamaster guillei Southwest Atlantic 1994
Gamaster vallatum Western Central Atlantic 1978
Hexacrobylus arcticus Northeast Atlantic 1923
Hexacrobylus eunuchus Southwest Atlantic 1976
Minipera macquariensis Southwest Pacific 1999
Minipera papillosa Circumglobal. 1974
Minipera pedunculata Atlantic Ocean 0.0 WD 1974
Minipera tacita Atlantic Ocean 1985
Molgula amesophleba Northeast Atlantic and th 1956
Molgula antiborealis Southeast Atlantic 1967
Molgula appendiculata Atlantic and the Mediterr 1877
Molgula arenata Northwest Atlantic. 1852
Molgula bacca Northwest Atlantic. 1910
Molgula bisinus Western Central Pacific 1989
Molgula bleizi Atlantic and the Mediterr 1877
Molgula bourbonis Southwest Indian Ocean. 1994
Molgula braziliensis Southwest Atlantic 1958
Molgula brieni Western Indian Ocean 1976
Molgula calvata Indo-West Pacific 1904
Molgula caminae Northeast Atlantic 1988
Molgula celebensis Western Central Pacific 1975
Molgula celtica Northeast Atlantic 1970
Molgula citrina Sea grape Northern Atlantic and the 1.8 WD 1848
Molgula coactilis Antarctic Indian Ocean 1977
Molgula complanata Atlantic and the Arctic. 1.5 H 1870
Molgula conchata Southeast Atlantic and In 1898
Molgula confluxa Antarctica. 1912
Molgula congata Antarctica. 1898
Molgula contorta Western Central Atlantic 1898
Molgula cooperi Northeast Pacific 1912
Molgula crinita Indo-Pacific. 1904
Molgula crustosa Northeast Atlantic 1988
Molgula cryptica Southeast Atlantic 1962
Molgula delicata Western Pacific 0.9 WD 1991
Molgula dextrocarpa Northern Atlantic. 1974
Molgula diaguita Northern Atlantic. 1983
Molgula dicosta Western Indian Ocean 1988
Molgula dione Western Indian Ocean. 2.6 WD 1816
Molgula discogona Western Central Pacific 1975
Molgula diversa Western Pacific 1972
Molgula echinosiphonica Northeast Atlantic 1877
Molgula ellistoni Eastern Indian Ocean 1972
Molgula enodis Antarctic. 1912
Molgula estadosi Southwest Atlantic and So 1983
Molgula eugyroides Southwest Atlantic and So 1883
Molgula euplicata Antarctic and sub-Antarct 1923
Molgula euprocta Northeast Atlantic and th 1884
Molgula falsensis Southeast Atlantic 1955
Molgula ficus Indo-Pacific. 1859
Molgula georgiana Southwest Pacific, Antarc 1922
Molgula gigantea Antarctic 1881
Molgula griffithsii Northern Atlantic, Northe 1825
Molgula habanensis Western Atlantic 1945
Molgula helleri Eastern Atlantic and the 1884
Molgula herdmani Southwest Pacific and Nor 1905
Molgula hirta Northeast Atlantic 1965
Molgula hodgsoni Antarctic. 1910
Molgula hozawai Northwest Pacific 1932
Molgula impura Northeast Atlantic and th 1877
Molgula incidata Western Pacific. 1985
Molgula karubari Western Central Pacific 2003
Molgula kerguelenensis Antarctic and sub-Antarct 1954
Molgula kiaeri Northeast Atlantic 1903
Molgula kolaensis Northeast Atlantic 1928
Molgula kophameli Southwest Atlantic 1900
Molgula longitubis Western Indian Ocean 2002
Molgula longivascula Southwest Pacific and the 1982
Molgula lutulenta Northwest Atlantic 1912
Molgula macquariensis Antarctic Indian Ocean an 1954
Molgula malvinensis Indo-West Pacific, Southw 1938
Molgula manhattensis Common sea grape Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc 4 WD 1843
Molgula marioni Southern Pacific, Southwe 1960
Molgula millari Antarctic Atlantic and In 1.3 TL 1971
Molgula mira Northeast Atlantic 1931
Molgula mollis Indo-West Pacific 1899
Molgula mortenseni Indo-Pacific, Southwest A 1922
Molgula napiformis Eastern Central Pacific 1993
Molgula novaeselandiae Southwest Pacific 1912
Molgula occidentalis Cosmopolitan. 3 TL 1883
Molgula occulta Atlantic and the Mediterr 1875
Molgula oculata Atlantic and the Mediterr 8 WD 1848
Molgula oregonia Northeast Pacific 1913
Molgula pacifica Globular ascidian Northeast Pacific 1912
Molgula pedunculata Southwest Atlantic, Indo- 10 WD 1881
Molgula phytophila Southwest Atlantic 0.5 TL 1970
Molgula pigafettae Southwest Atlantic and So 1983
Molgula pila Eastern Indian Ocean 1985
Molgula plana Northeast Atlantic 1971
Molgula platana Southwest Atlantic 1945
Molgula platei South Africa. 1914
Molgula platybranchia Atlantic Ocean. 1.2 TL 1969
Molgula provisionalis Western Atlantic 1945
Molgula pugetiensis Pacific Ocean. 1898
Molgula pulchra Southern Pacific, Southwe 1 H 1900
Molgula pumila Northeast Atlantic and th 1976
Molgula pyriformis Southeast Pacific and Atl 1881
Molgula regularis Northwest Pacific. 1907
Molgula retortiformis Sea clod Arctic, Northern Pacific 10 TL 1871
Molgula rheophila Northeast Atlantic and th 1956
Molgula riddlei Antarctic Indian Ocean 2011
Molgula ridgwayi Antarctic Indian Ocean 1906
Molgula rima Western Central Pacific 1972
Molgula robini Antarctic. 1983
Molgula robusta Northwest Atlantic 1912
Molgula roemeri Northeast Atlantic 1903
Molgula roulei Atlantic and the Mediterr 1970
Molgula sabulosa Indo-West Pacific 1834
Molgula satyrus Eastern Atlantic. 0.8 TL 1993
Molgula scutata Southeast Atlantic and We 1955
Molgula setigera Southeast Pacific, Southw 1938
Molgula simplex Northeast Atlantic 1870
Molgula siphonalis Northern Atlantic, Northe 1859
Molgula siphonata Northeast Atlantic 1850
Molgula sluiteri Southwest Pacific and Ant 1922
Molgula socialis Atlantic, Antarctic and t 1848
Molgula solenata Northeast Atlantic 1877
Molgula sphaera Indo-West Pacific 1972
Molgula spiralis Indo-West Pacific 1954
Molgula taprobane Indo-West Pacific 1906
Molgula tectiformis Northwest Pacific 1991
Molgula tethys Atlantic and the Mediterr 1974
Molgula topata Southwest Pacific 1987
Molgula tubifera Northeast Atlantic 1844
Molgula vara Atlantic and the Mediterr 1979
Molgula variazizi Antarctic Indian Ocean 1978
Molgula verrilli Northwest Atlantic. 1912
Molgula verrucifera Eastern Central Pacific 1917
Molgula xenophora Northwest Pacific 1914
Molguloides bathybia Antarctic. 1912
Molguloides coronatum Southwest Pacific, Antarc 1978
Molguloides crenatum Northern Atlantic and Ind 1974
Molguloides crinibus Antarctic Indian Ocean 1978
Molguloides cyclocarpa Antarctic Atlantic and In 3.9 WD 1982
Molguloides glans Antarctic Indian Ocean an 1.5 WD 1978
Molguloides immunda Antarctica. 1909
Molguloides longirecta Eastern Indian Ocean. 1985
Molguloides mollis Western Central Pacific 1991
Molguloides monocarpa Antarctic, sub-Antarctic 1959
Molguloides sibuetae Atlantic Ocean 1997
Molguloides sphaeroidea Southwest Atlantic and So 1970
Molguloides sulcatus Southwest Pacific 1999
Molguloides tenuis Antarctic. 1954
Molguloides tonsus Western Pacific 1.5 WD 1991
Molguloides translucidus Western Central Pacific 1991
Molguloides vitrea Western Pacific and the A 1904
Oligotrema lyra Indo-West Pacific and Atl 1.6 TL 1973
Oligotrema psammatodes Indo-West Pacific. 0.9 TL 1905
Oligotrema psammites Western Pacific, Southeas 1903
Oligotrema sandersi Atlantic Ocean 1968
Oligotrema unigonas Indo-West Pacific and Atl 1974
Paramolgula canioi Southwest Atlantic and So 1983
Paramolgula chilensis Southwest Atlantic and So 1914
Paramolgula filholi Southwest Pacific 1898
Paramolgula gregaria Sea potato Southeast Pacific, Atlant 1830
Pareugyrioides arnbackae Antarctic. 1960
Pareugyrioides chardyi Eastern Atlantic 0.5 TL 1977
Pareugyrioides dalli Northeast Pacific 1913
Pareugyrioides digitus Eastern Central Atlantic 1997
Pareugyrioides exigua Indo-West Pacific 1972
Pareugyrioides flagifera Indo-West Pacific 1904
Pareugyrioides galatheae Antarctic Atlantic and In 1959
Pareugyrioides longipedata Antarctic Atlantic and In 1904
Pareugyrioides macrentera Southeast Atlantic and We 1962
Pareugyrioides vannamei Southwest Atlantic and So 1970
Protomolgula bythia Atlantic Ocean 1971
Protomolgula cornuta Western Central Pacific 1991
Protomolgula triangularis Northeast Atlantic 1982
Rhizomolgula globularis Arctic, Northern Pacific 1776
Xenomolgula mira Arctic, Northern Pacific 1931



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