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Family: Phidoloporidae (See list of species below)

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48 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Dentiporella sardonica
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Hippellozoon mediterraneum
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Hippellozoon novaezelandiae
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Iodictyum axillare
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Reteporella antarctica
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Reteporella aporosa
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Reteporella beaniana
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Reteporella complanata
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Reteporella concinna
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Reteporella couchii
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Reteporella elegans
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Reteporella erugata
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Reteporella feuerbornii
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Reteporella flabellata
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Reteporella frigida
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Reteporella gigantea
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Reteporella grimaldii
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Reteporella harmeri
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Reteporella hippocrepis
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Reteporella lepralioides
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Reteporella magellensis
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Reteporella malleatia
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Reteporella mediterranea
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Reteporella sudbourniensis
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Reteporellina delicatula
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Reteporellina denticulata
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Reteporellina marsupiata
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Rhynchozoon angulatum
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Rhynchozoon bispinosum
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Rhynchozoon crenulatum
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Rhynchozoon fistulosum
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Rhynchozoon neapolitanum
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Rhynchozoon paa
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Rhynchozoon pseudodigitatum
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Rhynchozoon quadrispinatum
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Rhynchozoon rostratum
[Yellow encrusting bryozoan]
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Rhynchozoon spicatum
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Rhynchozoon tubulosum
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Rhynchozoon verruculatum
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Schedocleidochasma cleidostomum
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Schizoretepora imperati
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Schizoretepora longisetae
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Schizoretepora solanderia
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Stephanollona armata
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Stephanollona asper
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Stephanollona longispinata
[Spinose stephanolona]
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Stephanollona scintillans
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Triphyllozoon contortuplicatum
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48 Species of Family Phidoloporidae
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Dentiporella sardonica Mediterranean Sea.
Hippellozoon mediterraneum Mediterranean Sea.
Hippellozoon novaezelandiae Southwest Pacific
Iodictyum axillare Northwest Pacific
Reteporella antarctica Antarctic Pacific
Reteporella aporosa Mediterranean Sea.
Reteporella beaniana Northeast Atlantic and th
Reteporella complanata Mediterranean Sea.
Reteporella concinna Southwest Pacific
Reteporella couchii Mediterranean Sea.
Reteporella elegans Mediterranean Sea.
Reteporella erugata Antarctic
Reteporella feuerbornii Mediterranean Sea.
Reteporella flabellata Antarctic Indian Ocean
Reteporella frigida Antarctic
Reteporella gigantea Antarctic Indian Ocean
Reteporella grimaldii Mediterranean Sea.
Reteporella harmeri Mediterranean Sea.
Reteporella hippocrepis Antarctic Atlantic
Reteporella lepralioides Antarctic Indian Ocean
Reteporella magellensis Southeast Pacific, Southw
Reteporella malleatia Southwest Pacific
Reteporella mediterranea Mediterranean Sea.
Reteporella sudbourniensis Mediterranean Sea.
Reteporellina delicatula Mediterranean Sea.
Reteporellina denticulata Eastern Central Pacific
Reteporellina marsupiata Western Central Atlantic
Rhynchozoon angulatum Western Pacific
Rhynchozoon bispinosum Mediterranean Sea.
Rhynchozoon crenulatum Southwest Pacific
Rhynchozoon fistulosum Antarctic Atlantic
Rhynchozoon neapolitanum Mediterranean Sea.
Rhynchozoon paa Southwest Pacific
Rhynchozoon pseudodigitatum Mediterranean Sea.
Rhynchozoon quadrispinatum Mediterranean Sea.
Rhynchozoon rostratum Yellow encrusting bryozoan Eastern Pacific
Rhynchozoon spicatum Western Central Atlantic
Rhynchozoon tubulosum Indo-Pacific
Rhynchozoon verruculatum Western Atlantic
Schedocleidochasma cleidostomum Western Central Atlantic
Schizoretepora imperati Mediterranean Sea.
Schizoretepora longisetae Mediterranean Sea.
Schizoretepora solanderia Mediterranean Sea.
Stephanollona armata Mediterranean Sea.
Stephanollona asper Western Central Atlantic
Stephanollona longispinata Spinose stephanolona Southern Ocean.
Stephanollona scintillans Southwest Pacific
Triphyllozoon contortuplicatum Eastern Central Pacific



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