Species Identification: Find Species


Family: Hyalidae



(See list of species below)



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35 species
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Apohyale crassipes
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Apohyale hirtipalma
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Hyachelia lowryi
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Hyale affinis
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Hyale ayeli
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Hyale bishopae
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Hyale canalina
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Hyale dollfusi
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Hyale frequens
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Hyale galateae
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Hyale grandicornis
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Hyale grimaldii
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Hyale iole
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Hyale laie
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Hyale maroubrae
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Hyale media
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Hyale novaezealandiae
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Hyale perieri
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Hyale plumulosa
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Hyale pontica
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Hyale prevostii
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Hyale rubra
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Hyale stebbingi
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Lelehua myersi
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Lelehua waimea
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Micropythia carinata
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Parallorchestes ochotensis
[East Pacific beach flea]
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Parallorchestes zibellina
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Parhyale fascigera
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Parhyale hawaiensis
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Protohyale campbellica
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Protohyale camptonyx
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Protohyale honoluluensis
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Protohyale schmidtii
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Ptilohyale littoralis
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Apohyale crassipes 1866
Apohyale hirtipalma Southern Ocean 1852
Hyachelia lowryi Western Central Pacific 2009
Hyale affinis Western Central Pacific 1907
Hyale ayeli Western Central Pacific 1955
Hyale bishopae Western Central Pacific 1955
Hyale canalina Western Central Pacific 1979
Hyale dollfusi Northwest Pacific 1911
Hyale frequens Northeast Pacific 1913
Hyale galateae Northeast Pacific 1899
Hyale grandicornis Northwest Pacific 1845
Hyale grimaldii Northwest Pacific 1891
Hyale iole Northwest Pacific 1970
Hyale laie Northwest Pacific 1970
Hyale maroubrae Indo-Pacific and Africa. 1899
Hyale media Western Atlantic 1853
Hyale novaezealandiae Antarctic Indian Ocean an 1879
Hyale perieri Western Atlantic 1846
Hyale plumulosa Northwest Pacific 1857
Hyale pontica Northwest Pacific 1837
Hyale prevostii Northeast Atlantic 1830
Hyale rubra Northeast Atlantic 1879
Hyale stebbingi Northeast Atlantic and th 1888
Lelehua myersi Western Central Pacific 2009
Lelehua waimea Western Central Pacific 1970
Micropythia carinata Western Central Pacific
Parallorchestes ochotensis East Pacific beach flea To be filled. 1851
Parallorchestes zibellina To be filled. 1937
Parhyale fascigera Western Atlantic 1897
Parhyale hawaiensis Indo-Pacific. 1853
Protohyale campbellica Southwest Pacific 1885
Protohyale camptonyx Mediterranean Sea 1866
Protohyale honoluluensis Northwest Pacific 1938
Protohyale schmidtii Mediterranean 1866
Ptilohyale littoralis Mediterranean 1853



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