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Family: Anthuridae



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339 species (see list below)
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Mesanthura miyakoensis
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Mesanthura moroea
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Mesanthura nigra
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Mesanthura nigrodorsalis
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Mesanthura nubifera
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Mesanthura occidentalis
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Mesanthura ocellata
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Mesanthura pascuaensis
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Mesanthura paucidens
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Mesanthura protei
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Mesanthura pulchra
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Mesanthura punctillata
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Mesanthura quadrata
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Mesanthura reticulata
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Mesanthura romulea
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Mesanthura spongicola
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Mesanthura stypandra
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Monodanthura maroccana
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Nemanthura valeriae
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Notanthura barnardi
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Notanthura caeca
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Notanthura liouvillei
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Notanthura maroccana
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Panathura amstelodami
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Panathura baudini
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Panathura collaris
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Panathura haddae
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Panathura hamelini
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Panathura hicksi
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Panathura indica
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Panathura macronesia
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Panathura molyneuxi
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Panathura ocellata
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Panathura serricauda
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Pendanthura anophthalma
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Pendanthura bangkaensis
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Pendanthura hendleri
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Pendanthura picardi
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Pendanthura rarotonga
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Pendanthura seminigra
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Pendanthura siamensis
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Pendanthura tanaiformis
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Pendanthura waegelei
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Pilosanthura calcaris
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Pilosanthura fresii
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Ptilanthura colpos
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Ptilanthura tenuis
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Quantanthura brasiliensis
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Quantanthura caledonensis
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Quantanthura erica
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Quantanthura frema
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Quantanthura globitelson
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Quantanthura menziesi
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Quantanthura pacifica
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Quantanthura raoulia
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Quantanthura remipes
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Quantanthura serenasinus
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Quantanthura sinuata
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Quantanthura tyri
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Sauranthura goldmanorum
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Sauranthura rapanui
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Skuphonura ecuadorensis
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Skuphonura itapuca
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Skuphonura kensleyi
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Skuphonura laticeps
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Skuphonura lindae
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Skuphonura oaxaquensis
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Stygocyathura beroni
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Stygocyathura broodbakkeri
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Stygocyathura chapmani
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Stygocyathura cuborientalis
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Stygocyathura curassavica
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Stygocyathura fijiensis
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Stygocyathura filipinica
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Stygocyathura hummelincki
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Stygocyathura milloti
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Stygocyathura motasi
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Stygocyathura munae
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Stygocyathura numeae
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Stygocyathura orghidani
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Stygocyathura papuae
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Stygocyathura parapotamica
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Stygocyathura rapanuia
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Stygocyathura salpiscinalis
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Stygocyathura sbordonii
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Stygocyathura specus
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Stygocyathura univam
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Stygocyathura wadincola
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Tinggianthura mexicana
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Mesanthura miyakoensis Japan. 1979
Mesanthura moroea Victoria, Australia. 1986
Mesanthura nigra Malaysia. 1993
Mesanthura nigrodorsalis Japan. 1977
Mesanthura nubifera Eastern Central Pacific 1984
Mesanthura occidentalis California, USA. 1959
Mesanthura ocellata Gulf of Thailand. 1925
Mesanthura pascuaensis Southeast Pacific 2003
Mesanthura paucidens Western Central Atlantic 1968
Mesanthura protei Madagascar; Mozambique. 1980
Mesanthura pulchra Western Central Atlantic 1925
Mesanthura punctillata Western Central Atlantic 1982
Mesanthura quadrata Seychelles. 2000
Mesanthura reticulata Western Central Atlantic 1982
Mesanthura romulea New South Wales. 1986
Mesanthura spongicola Turks & Caicos Is. 1991
Mesanthura stypandra Victoria, Australia. 1986
Monodanthura maroccana Victoria, Australia. 1982
Nemanthura valeriae Venezuela. 1971
Notanthura barnardi Western Atlantic 1927
Notanthura caeca Southeast Atlantic. 1975
Notanthura liouvillei Eastern Central Atlantic. 1925
Notanthura maroccana Eastern Central Atlantic. 1982
Panathura amstelodami Eastern Central Atlantic. 1976
Panathura baudini Victoria, Australia. 2002
Panathura collaris Victoria, Australia. 1979
Panathura haddae Victoria, Australia. 1982
Panathura hamelini Tasmania, Australia. 2002
Panathura hicksi Tasmania, Australia. 2002
Panathura indica Western Indian Ocean 2000
Panathura macronesia Western Indian Ocean 1980
Panathura molyneuxi Queensland, Australia. 2001
Panathura ocellata Queensland, Australia. 1992
Panathura serricauda Table Bay, False Bay, Sou 1920
Pendanthura anophthalma Western Central Pacific 1994
Pendanthura bangkaensis Western Central Pacific 2021
Pendanthura hendleri Western Central Atlantic 1984
Pendanthura picardi Western Indian Ocean 2000
Pendanthura rarotonga Cook Is. 1979
Pendanthura seminigra Western Indian Ocean 2000
Pendanthura siamensis Thailand. 2000
Pendanthura tanaiformis Western Central Atlantic 1968
Pendanthura waegelei Society Islands. 1992
Pilosanthura calcaris off Spain and Morocco. 2002
Pilosanthura fresii Corsica, Med. 1980
Ptilanthura colpos Gulf of Mexico. 1996
Ptilanthura tenuis Western Central Atlantic 1878
Quantanthura brasiliensis Brazil. 1979
Quantanthura caledonensis Western Central Pacific 1994
Quantanthura erica Victoria, Australia. 1986
Quantanthura frema Queensland, Australia. 1986
Quantanthura globitelson Peru-Chile Trench. 1972
Quantanthura menziesi Brazil. 1979
Quantanthura pacifica New Zealand. 1985
Quantanthura raoulia New Zealand. 1986
Quantanthura remipes Off Cape Peninsula, South 1914
Quantanthura serenasinus South Africa. 1975
Quantanthura sinuata Guiana Basin. 1982
Quantanthura tyri Iceland. 1997
Sauranthura goldmanorum Lizard Is., Australia. 1981
Sauranthura rapanui Southeast Pacific 2003
Skuphonura ecuadorensis Ecuador. 1980
Skuphonura itapuca Brazil. 1980
Skuphonura kensleyi Caribbean. Colombia. 1991
Skuphonura laticeps St. Thomas, W. Indies. 1925
Skuphonura lindae Gulf of Mexico. 1983
Skuphonura oaxaquensis Eastern Central Pacific 2021
Stygocyathura beroni Papua New Guinea. 1982
Stygocyathura broodbakkeri Dominican Republic. 1990
Stygocyathura chapmani Borneo. 1982
Stygocyathura cuborientalis Cuba. 1982
Stygocyathura curassavica Curaçao. 1940
Stygocyathura fijiensis Fiji. 1987
Stygocyathura filipinica Western Central Pacific 1999
Stygocyathura hummelincki Northwest Atlantic 1982
Stygocyathura milloti Reunion Is. 1956
Stygocyathura motasi Haiti. 1982
Stygocyathura munae Indonesia. 2003
Stygocyathura numeae Western Central Pacific 1982
Stygocyathura orghidani Cuba. 1983
Stygocyathura papuae Papua New Guinea. 1987
Stygocyathura parapotamica Jamaica. 1982
Stygocyathura rapanuia Eastern Pacific 1987
Stygocyathura salpiscinalis Haiti. 1982
Stygocyathura sbordonii Mexico. 1971
Stygocyathura specus Cuba. 1965
Stygocyathura univam Venezuela. 1983
Stygocyathura wadincola Oman. 1997
Tinggianthura mexicana Eastern Central Pacific 2021



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