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Bushy Bryozoan

Amathia distans Busk 1886

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Amathia distans Busk 1886
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Amathia distans
Species recognized by wikipedia NL, Australia Species List, New Zealand Species List, Indonesia Species List, Arabian Sea Species List, Arafura Sea Species List, Flores Sea Species List, Gulf of Mexico Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, Savu Sea Species List, Tasman Sea Species List, NCBI, Timor Sea Species List, and United States Species List
Amathia distans
Recognized by Furui 2020
Amathia distans Busk 1886
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, GBIF classification, Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species, and GBIF national node type records UK
Amathia distans Busk 1886
Recognized by OBIS environmental data records
Amathia distans
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, Simpson et al 2020, Simpson et al 2020, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, and Global Biotic Interactions
Amathia distans Busk 1886
Species recognized by Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023, iNaturalist, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test, World Register of Marine Species, and TreatmentBank

Common Names

English

Bushy bryozoan preferred
Recognized by Simpson et al 2020
Marine bryozoan
prefer
Recognized by Simpson et al 2020

Japanese

ツブナリコケムシ preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020

Curated hierarchies for Amathia distans Busk 1886

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Spiralia
Bryozoa
Gymnolaemata Allman 1856
Ctenostomatida Busk 1852
Vesicularina Hincks 1880
Vesicularioidea Hincks 1880
Vesiculariidae Hincks 1880
Amathia Lamouroux 1812
Amathia distans Busk 1886 (this page)
Amathia acervata Lamouroux 1824
Amathia aegyptiana d'Hondt 1983
Amathia aggregata (O'Donoghue & O'Donoghue 1926)
Amathia alternata Lamouroux 1816
Amathia antarctica (Winston & Hayward 1994)
Amathia arctica (Busk 1880)
Amathia australis (Tenison Woods 1877)
Amathia bicornis Tenison-Woods 1880
Amathia biseriata Krauss 1837
Amathia brasiliensis Busk 1886
Amathia brevisilva Hirose, Gordon & d'Hondt 2020
Amathia brongniartii Kirkpatrick 1888
Amathia caspia (Abrikosov 1959)
Amathia chimonidesi Gordon & Spencer Jones 2013
Amathia citrina (Hincks 1877)
Amathia composita (Kluge 1955)
Amathia connexa Busk 1886
Amathia convoluta (Lamarck 1816)
Amathia cornuta (Lamarck 1816)
Amathia crispa (Lamarck 1816)
Amathia delicatula Souto, Fernández-Pulpeiro & Reverter-Gil 2010
Amathia dhondti Waeschenbach, Vieira, Souto-Derungs, Nascimento & Fehlauer-Ale 2015
Amathia dichotoma (Verrill 1873)
Amathia ernsti (Vieira, Migotto & Winston 2014)
Amathia evelinae (Vieira, Migotto & Winston 2014)
Amathia fimbria Hirose, Gordon & d'Hondt 2020
Amathia francorum (Jullien 1888)
Amathia gracei Gordon & Spencer Jones 2013
Amathia gracilis (Leidy 1855)
Amathia gracillima (Hincks 1877)
Amathia guernseii Chimonides 1987
Amathia hahni (Jullien 1888)
Amathia imbricata (Adams 1800)
Amathia immurata Voigt 1972
Amathia intermedis Chimonides 1987
Amathia lamourouxi Chimonides 1987
Amathia lendigera (Linnaeus 1758)
Amathia maxima (Winston 1982)
Amathia minoricensis Souto, Fernández-Pulpeiro & Reverter-Gil 2010
Amathia minutissima (Jullien 1888)
Amathia mobilis (Vieira, Migotto & Winston 2014)
Amathia obliqua MacGillivray 1895
Amathia pinnata Kirkpatrick 1888
Amathia plumosa MacGillivray 1890
Amathia populea d'Hondt 1983
Amathia pruvoti Calvet 1911
Amathia pusilla (Jullien 1903)
Amathia pustulosa (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Amathia reptopinnata Hirose, Gordon & d'Hondt 2020
Amathia rudis Kubanin 1992
Amathia scoparia Meneghini 1844
Amathia semiconvoluta Lamouroux 1824
Amathia semispiralis Kirchenpauer 1869
Amathia similis Gordon & Spencer Jones 2013
Amathia stationis (Ostroumoff 1886)
Amathia subgen. Crassicaula Kubanin 1992
Amathia tertia (Winston & Hayward 2012)
Amathia tortuosa Tenison-Woods 1880
Amathia tricornis Busk ex Chimonides 1987
Amathia unilateralis Lamouroux 1816
Amathia vermetiformis Harmer 1926
Amathia verticillata (delle Chiaje 1822)
Amathia vidovici (Heller 1867)
Amathia wilsoni Kirkpatrick 1888
Amathia woodsii (Goldstein 1879)
Amathia zealandica Gordon & Spencer Jones 2013

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Bryozoa
Gymnolaemata Allman 1856
Ctenostomatida Busk 1852
Vesicularina Hincks 1880
Vesicularioidea Johnston 1838
Vesiculariidae Johnston 1838
Amathia Lamouroux 1812
Amathia distans Busk 1886 (this page)
Amathia acervata Lamouroux 1824
Amathia aegyptiana d'Hondt 1983
Amathia aggregata (O'Donoghue & O'Donoghue 1926)
Amathia alternata Lamouroux 1816
Amathia antarctica (Winston & Hayward 1994)
Amathia arctica (Busk 1880)
Amathia biseriata Krauss 1837
Amathia brasiliensis Busk 1886
Amathia brongniartii Kirkpatrick 1888
Amathia caspia (Abrikosov 1959)
Amathia citrina (Hincks 1877)
Amathia composita (Kluge 1955)
Amathia connexa Busk 1886
Amathia convoluta (Lamarck 1816)
Amathia cornuta (Lamarck 1816)
Amathia crispa (Lamarck 1816)
Amathia delicatula Souto, Fernández-Pulpeiro & Reverter-Gil 2010
Amathia dhondti Waeschenbach, Vieira, Souto-Derungs, Nascimento & Fehlauer-Ale 2015
Amathia francorum (Jullien 1888)
Amathia gracilis (Leidy 1855)
Amathia gracillima (Hincks 1877)
Amathia guernseii Chimonides 1987
Amathia hahni (Jullien 1888)
Amathia imbricata (Adams 1800)
Amathia immurata Voigt 1972
Amathia intermedis Chimonides 1987
Amathia lamourouxi Chimonides 1987
Amathia lendigera (Linnaeus 1758)
Amathia maxima (Winston 1982)
Amathia minoricensis Souto, Fernández-Pulpeiro & Reverter-Gil 2010
Amathia minutissima (Jullien 1888)
Amathia obliqua MacGillivray 1895
Amathia pinnata Kirkpatrick 1888
Amathia plumosa MacGillivray 1890
Amathia populea d'Hondt 1983
Amathia pruvoti Calvet 1911
Amathia pustulosa (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Amathia rudis Kubanin 1992
Amathia scoparia Meneghini 1844
Amathia semiconvoluta Lamouroux 1824
Amathia semispiralis (Kirchenpauer 1869)
Amathia stationis (Ostroumoff 1886)
Amathia subgen. Crassicaula Kubanin 1992
Amathia tortuosa Tenison-Woods 1880
Amathia tricornis Busk ex Chimonides 1987
Amathia unilateralis Lamouroux 1816
Amathia vermetiformis Harmer 1926
Amathia verticillata (delle Chiaje 1822)
Amathia vidovici (Heller 1867)
Amathia wilsoni Kirkpatrick 1888
Amathia woodsii (Goldstein 1879)

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Spiralia
Bryozoa
Gymnolaemata Allman 1856
Ctenostomatida Busk 1852
Vesicularina Hincks 1880
Vesicularioidea Hincks 1880
Vesiculariidae Hincks 1880
Amathia Lamouroux 1812
Amathia distans Busk 1886 (this page)
Amathia acervata Lamouroux 1824
Amathia aegyptiana d'Hondt 1983
Amathia aggregata (O'Donoghue & O'Donoghue 1926)
Amathia alternata Lamouroux 1816
Amathia antarctica (Winston & Hayward 1994)
Amathia arctica (Busk 1880)
Amathia australis (Tenison Woods 1877)
Amathia bicornis Tenison-Woods 1880
Amathia biseriata Krauss 1837
Amathia brasiliensis Busk 1886
Amathia brevisilva Hirose, Gordon & d'Hondt 2020
Amathia brongniartii Kirkpatrick 1888
Amathia caspia (Abrikosov 1959)
Amathia chimonidesi Gordon & Spencer Jones 2013
Amathia citrina (Hincks 1877)
Amathia composita (Kluge 1955)
Amathia connexa Busk 1886
Amathia convoluta (Lamarck 1816)
Amathia cornuta (Lamarck 1816)
Amathia crispa (Lamarck 1816)
Amathia delicatula Souto, Fernández-Pulpeiro & Reverter-Gil 2010
Amathia dhondti Waeschenbach, Vieira, Souto-Derungs, Nascimento & Fehlauer-Ale 2015
Amathia dichotoma (Verrill 1873)
Amathia ernsti (Vieira, Migotto & Winston 2014)
Amathia evelinae (Vieira, Migotto & Winston 2014)
Amathia fimbria Hirose, Gordon & d'Hondt 2020
Amathia francorum (Jullien 1888)
Amathia gracei Gordon & Spencer Jones 2013
Amathia gracilis (Leidy 1855)
Amathia gracillima (Hincks 1877)
Amathia guernseii Chimonides 1987
Amathia hahni (Jullien 1888)
Amathia imbricata (Adams 1800)
Amathia immurata Voigt 1972
Amathia intermedis Chimonides 1987
Amathia lamourouxi Chimonides 1987
Amathia lendigera (Linnaeus 1758)
Amathia maxima (Winston 1982)
Amathia minoricensis Souto, Fernández-Pulpeiro & Reverter-Gil 2010
Amathia minutissima (Jullien 1888)
Amathia mobilis (Vieira, Migotto & Winston 2014)
Amathia obliqua MacGillivray 1895
Amathia pinnata Kirkpatrick 1888
Amathia plumosa MacGillivray 1890
Amathia populea d'Hondt 1983
Amathia pruvoti Calvet 1911
Amathia pusilla (Jullien 1903)
Amathia pustulosa (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Amathia reptopinnata Hirose, Gordon & d'Hondt 2020
Amathia rudis Kubanin 1992
Amathia scoparia Meneghini 1844
Amathia semiconvoluta Lamouroux 1824
Amathia semispiralis Kirchenpauer 1869
Amathia similis Gordon & Spencer Jones 2013
Amathia stationis (Ostroumoff 1886)
Amathia subgen. Crassicaula Kubanin 1992
Amathia tertia (Winston & Hayward 2012)
Amathia tortuosa Tenison-Woods 1880
Amathia tricornis Busk ex Chimonides 1987
Amathia unilateralis Lamouroux 1816
Amathia vermetiformis Harmer 1926
Amathia verticillata (delle Chiaje 1822)
Amathia vidovici (Heller 1867)
Amathia wilsoni Kirkpatrick 1888
Amathia woodsii (Goldstein 1879)
Amathia zealandica Gordon & Spencer Jones 2013

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Spiralia
Bryozoa
Gymnolaemata
Ctenostomatida
Vesicularioidea
Vesiculariidae
Amathia
Amathia distans Busk 1886 (this page)
Amathia (Crassicaula) medullaris (Mawatari 1972)
Amathia acervata Lamouroux 1824
Amathia aegyptiana d'Hondt 1983
Amathia aggregata (O'Donoghue & O'Donoghue 1926)
Amathia alternata Lamouroux 1816
Amathia antarctica (Winston & Hayward 1994)
Amathia arctica (Busk 1880)
Amathia biseriata Krauss 1837
Amathia brasiliensis Busk 1886
Amathia brongniartii Kirkpatrick 1888
Amathia citrina (Hincks 1877)
Amathia composita (Kluge 1955)
Amathia connexa Busk 1886
Amathia convoluta (Lamarck 1816)
Amathia cornuta (Lamarck 1816)
Amathia crispa (Lamarck 1816)
Amathia delicatula Souto, Fernández-Pulpeiro & Reverter-Gil 2010
Amathia dhondti Waeschenbach, Vieira, Souto-Derungs & Nascimento
Amathia francorum (Jullien 1888)
Amathia gracilis (Leidy 1855)
Amathia gracillima (Hincks 1877)
Amathia guernseii Chimonides 1987
Amathia hahni (Jullien 1888)
Amathia imbricata (Adams 1798)
Amathia intermedis Chimonides 1987
Amathia lamourouxi Chimonides 1987
Amathia lendigera (Linnaeus 1758)
Amathia maxima (Winston 1982)
Amathia minoricensis Souto, Fernández-Pulpeiro & Reverter-Gil 2010
Amathia minutissima (Jullien 1888)
Amathia obliqua Mac Gillivray 1895
Amathia pinnata Kirkpatrick 1888
Amathia plumosa Mac Gillivray 1890
Amathia populea d'Hondt 1983
Amathia pruvoti Calvet 1911
Amathia pustulosa (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Amathia rudis Kubanin 1992
Amathia scoparia Meneghini 1844
Amathia semiconvoluta Lamouroux 1824
Amathia semispiralis Kirchenpauer 1869
Amathia stationis (Ostroumoff 1886)
Amathia tortuosa Tenison-Woods 1880
Amathia tricornis Busk ms
Amathia unilateralis Lamouroux 1816
Amathia vermetiformis Harmer 1926
Amathia verticillata (Delle Chiaje 1822)
Amathia vidovici (Heller 1867)
Amathia wilsoni Kirkpatrick 1888
Amathia woodsii (Goldstein 1879)

GBIF classification

Animalia
Bryozoa
Gymnolaemata
Ctenostomatida
Vesiculariidae
Amathia Lamouroux 1812
Amathia distans Busk 1886 (this page)
Amathia acervata Lamouroux 1824
Amathia aegyptiana d'Hondt 1983
Amathia aggregata (O'Donoghue & O'Donoghue 1926)
Amathia alternata Lamouroux 1816
Amathia antarctica (Winston & Hayward 1994)
Amathia arctica (Busk 1880)
Amathia bicornis Tenison-Woods 1880
Amathia biseriata Krauss 1837
Amathia brasiliensis Busk 1886
Amathia brongniartii Kirkpatrick 1888
Amathia chimonidesi Gordon & Spencer-Jones 2013
Amathia citrina (Hincks 1877)
Amathia composita (Kluge 1955)
Amathia connexa Busk 1886
Amathia convoluta (Lamarck 1816)
Amathia cornuta (Lamarck 1816)
Amathia crassa Kirkpatrick
Amathia crispa (Lamarck 1816)
Amathia delicatula Souto, Fernández-Pulpeiro & Reverter-Gil 2010
Amathia dhondti Waeschenbach, Vieira, Souto-Derungs & Nascimento
Amathia dichotoma (Verrill 1873)
Amathia ernsti (Vieira, Migotto & Winston 2014)
Amathia evelinae (Vieira, Migotto & Winston 2014)
Amathia francorum (Jullien 1888)
Amathia goodei Verrill
Amathia gracei Gordon & Spencer-Jones 2013
Amathia gracilis (Leidy 1855)
Amathia gracillima (Hincks 1877)
Amathia guernseii Chimonides 1987
Amathia hahni (Jullien 1888)
Amathia imbricata (Adams 1798)
Amathia immurata Voigt 1972
Amathia intermedis Chimonides 1987
Amathia lamourouxi Chimonides 1987
Amathia lendigera (Linnaeus 1758)
Amathia maturoi Shier
Amathia maxima (Winston 1982)
Amathia medullaris (Mawatari 1972)
Amathia minoricensis Souto, Fernández-Pulpeiro & Reverter-Gil 2010
Amathia minutissima (Jullien 1888)
Amathia mobilis (Vieira, Migotto & Winston 2014)
Amathia obliqua Mac Gillivray 1895
Amathia pinnata Kirkpatrick 1888
Amathia plumosa Mac Gillivray 1890
Amathia populea d'Hondt 1983
Amathia pruvoti Calvet 1911
Amathia pusilla (Jullien 1903)
Amathia pustulosa (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Amathia rudis Kubanin 1992
Amathia scoparia Meneghini 1844
Amathia semiconvoluta Lamouroux 1824
Amathia semispiralis Kirchenpauer 1869
Amathia similis Gordon & Spencer-Jones 2013
Amathia stationis (Ostroumoff 1886)
Amathia tertia (Winston & Hayward 2012)
Amathia tortuosa Tenison-Woods 1880
Amathia tricornis Buskin Chimonides 1987
Amathia unilateralis Lamouroux 1816
Amathia vermetiformis Harmer 1926
Amathia verticillata
Amathia vidovici (Heller 1867)
Amathia wilsoni Kirkpatrick 1888
Amathia woodsii (Goldstein 1879)
Amathia zealandica Gordon & Spencer-Jones 2013

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Protostomia
Spiralia
Bryozoa
Gymnolaemata
Eurystomata
Ctenostomata Busk 1852
Carnosa Gray 1841
Vesicularioidea
Vesiculariidae Johnston 1838
Amathia
Amathia distans (this page)
Amathia alternata
Amathia convoluta Lamouroux
Amathia guernseii Chimonides 1987
Amathia intermedis Chimonides 1987
Amathia lendigera
Amathia pruvoti Calvet 1911
Amathia vidovici Heller

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Spiralia
Lophotrochozoa
Bryozoa
Gymnolaemata
Ctenostomatida
Vesiculariidae
Amathia
Amathia distans (this page)
Amathia brasiliensis
Amathia citrina
Amathia convoluta
Amathia crispa
Amathia evelinae
Amathia gracilis
Amathia imbricata
Amathia lendigera
Amathia maxima
Amathia pustulosa
Amathia semiconvoluta
Amathia tertia
Amathia verticillata
Amathia vidovici
unclassified Amathia

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Lophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
Bryozoa
Gymnolaemata
Ctenostomata
Vesicularioidea
Vesiculariidae
Amathia
Amathia distans (this page)
Amathia acervata
Amathia aegyptiana
Amathia aggregata
Amathia alternata
Amathia antarctica
Amathia arctica
Amathia australis
Amathia bicornis
Amathia biseriata
Amathia brasiliensis
Amathia brevisilva
Amathia brongniartii
Amathia caspia
Amathia chimonidesi
Amathia citrina
Amathia composita
Amathia connexa
Amathia convoluta
Amathia cornuta
Amathia crispa
Amathia delicatula
Amathia dhondti
Amathia dichotoma
Amathia ernsti
Amathia evelinae
Amathia fimbria
Amathia francorum
Amathia gracei
Amathia gracilis
Amathia gracillima
Amathia guernseii
Amathia hahni
Amathia imbricata
Amathia intermedis
Amathia lamourouxi
Amathia lendigera
Amathia maxima
Amathia minoricensis
Amathia minutissima
Amathia mobilis
Amathia obliqua
Amathia pinnata
Amathia plumosa
Amathia populea
Amathia pruvoti
Amathia pusilla
Amathia pustulosa
Amathia reptopinnata
Amathia rudis
Amathia scoparia
Amathia semiconvoluta
Amathia semispiralis
Amathia similis
Amathia stationis
Amathia tertia
Amathia tortuosa
Amathia tricornis
Amathia unilateralis
Amathia vermetiformis
Amathia verticillata
Amathia vidovici
Amathia wilsoni
Amathia woodsii
Amathia zealandica
Crassicaula

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Bryozoa
Gymnolaemata
Ctenostomatida
Vesiculariidae
Amathia
Amathia distans Busk 1886 (this page)
Amathia (Crassicaula) medullaris (Mawatari 1972)
Amathia acervata Lamouroux 1824
Amathia aegyptiana d'Hondt 1983
Amathia aggregata (O'Donoghue & O'Donoghue 1926)
Amathia alternata Lamouroux 1816
Amathia antarctica (Winston & Hayward 1994)
Amathia arctica (Busk 1880)
Amathia bicornis Tenison-Woods 1880
Amathia biseriata Krauss 1837
Amathia brasiliensis Busk 1886
Amathia brevisilva Hirose, Gordon & d'Hondt 2020
Amathia brongniartii Kirkpatrick 1888
Amathia caspia (Abrikosov 1959)
Amathia chimonidesi Gordon & Spencer Jones 2013
Amathia citrina (Hincks 1877)
Amathia composita (Kluge 1955)
Amathia connexa Busk 1886
Amathia convoluta (Lamarck 1816)
Amathia cornuta (Lamarck 1816)
Amathia crispa (Lamarck 1816)
Amathia delicatula Souto, Fernández-Pulpeiro & Reverter-Gil 2010
Amathia dhondti Waeschenbach, Vieira, Souto-Derungs, Nascimento & Fehlauer-Ale 2015
Amathia dichotoma (Verrill 1873)
Amathia ernsti (Vieira, Migotto & Winston 2014)
Amathia evelinae (Vieira, Migotto & Winston 2014)
Amathia fimbria Hirose, Gordon & d'Hondt 2020
Amathia francorum (Jullien 1888)
Amathia gracei Gordon & Spencer Jones 2013
Amathia gracilis (Leidy 1855)
Amathia gracillima (Hincks 1877)
Amathia guernseii Chimonides 1987
Amathia hahni (Jullien 1888)
Amathia imbricata (Adams 1800)
Amathia immurata Voigt 1972
Amathia intermedis Chimonides 1987
Amathia lamourouxi Chimonides 1987
Amathia lendigera (Linnaeus 1758)
Amathia madeirensis Souto, Ramalhosa & Ferrario 2023
Amathia maxima (Winston 1982)
Amathia minoricensis Souto, Fernández-Pulpeiro & Reverter-Gil 2010
Amathia minutissima (Jullien 1888)
Amathia mobilis (Vieira, Migotto & Winston 2014)
Amathia obliqua MacGillivray 1895
Amathia pinnata Kirkpatrick 1888
Amathia plumosa MacGillivray 1890
Amathia populea d'Hondt 1983
Amathia pruvoti Calvet 1911
Amathia pusilla (Jullien 1903)
Amathia pustulosa (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Amathia pustulosa alternata Waters 1918
Amathia reptopinnata Hirose, Gordon & d'Hondt 2020
Amathia rudis Kubanin 1992
Amathia scoparia Meneghini 1844
Amathia semiconvoluta Lamouroux 1824
Amathia semispiralis (Kirchenpauer 1869)
Amathia similis Gordon & Spencer Jones 2013
Amathia stationis (Ostroumoff 1886)
Amathia subgen. Crassicaula Kubanin 1992
Amathia tertia (Winston & Hayward 2012)
Amathia tortuosa Tenison-Woods 1880
Amathia tricornis Busk ex Chimonides 1987
Amathia unilateralis Lamouroux 1816
Amathia vermetiformis Harmer 1926
Amathia verticillata (delle Chiaje 1822)
Amathia vidovici (Heller 1867)
Amathia wilsoni Kirkpatrick 1888
Amathia woodsii (Goldstein 1879)
Amathia zealandica Gordon & Spencer Jones 2013
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