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Family: Flustridae (See list of species below)

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29 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Austroflustra australis []	No picture found Austroflustra gerlachi []	Austroflustra vulgaris []
No picture found Carbasea carbasea []	Carbasea curva []	No picture found Carbasea desbruyeresi []
No picture found Carbasea elegans []	No picture found Carbasea ovoidea [Plastic carbasea]	No picture found Chartella barleei []
No picture found Chartella calveti []	No picture found Chartella notialis []	No picture found Chartella papyracea []
No picture found Chartella papyrea []	No picture found Chartella tenella []	No picture found Flustra astrovae []
Flustra foliacea [Leafy bryozoan]	No picture found Flustra serrulata []	No picture found Gregarinidra gregaria []
No picture found Gregarinidra variabilis []	No picture found Hincksinoflustra elongata []	No picture found Hincksinoflustra octodon []
Isosecuriflustra angusta []	No picture found Isosecuriflustra tenuis []	Nematoflustra flagellata []
No picture found Sarsiflustra abyssicola []	No picture found Securiflustra bifoliata []	No picture found Securiflustra securifrons []
No picture found Spiralaria gregaria []	No picture found Terminoflustra membranaceo-truncata []

29 Species of Family Flustridae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Austroflustra australis		Southwest Atlantic
Austroflustra gerlachi		Southwest Atlantic
Austroflustra vulgaris		Antarctic
Carbasea carbasea		Arctic, Northeast Atlanti
Carbasea curva		Antarctic
Carbasea desbruyeresi		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Carbasea elegans		Southwest Atlantic
Carbasea ovoidea	Plastic carbasea	Southeast Pacific, Southw
Chartella barleei		Northeast Atlantic
Chartella calveti		Mediterranean Sea.
Chartella notialis		Southwest Atlantic
Chartella papyracea		Mediterranean Sea.
Chartella papyrea		Mediterranean Sea.
Chartella tenella		Mediterranean Sea.
Flustra astrovae		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Flustra foliacea	Leafy bryozoan	Western Pacific, Arctic,	12 TL
Flustra serrulata		Arctic
Gregarinidra gregaria		Mediterranean
Gregarinidra variabilis		Southwest Atlantic
Hincksinoflustra elongata		Mediterranean Sea.
Hincksinoflustra octodon		Mediterranean Sea.
Isosecuriflustra angusta		Antarctic.
Isosecuriflustra tenuis		Antarctic
Nematoflustra flagellata		Antarctic and Southwest P
Sarsiflustra abyssicola		Northeast Atlantic and th
Securiflustra bifoliata		Southwest Atlantic
Securiflustra securifrons		Northeast Atlantic and th
Spiralaria gregaria		Mediterranean Sea.
Terminoflustra membranaceo-truncata		Arctic

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