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Family: Melitidae



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91 species (see list below)
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Abludomelita aculeata
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Abludomelita amoena
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Abludomelita californica
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Abludomelita denticulata
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Abludomelita gladiosa
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Abludomelita japonica
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Abludomelita machaera
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Abludomelita mucronata
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Max. Length 0.9 cm TL
 
Abludomelita obtusata
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Abludomelita richardi
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Abludomelita sexstachya
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Abludomelita somovae
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Abludomelita valida
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Anamaera hixoni
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Carnarimelita janstocki
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Dentimelita lecroyae
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Desdimelita barnardi
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Desdimelita californica
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Desdimelita desdichada
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Desdimelita microdentata
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Desdimelita microphthalma
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Desdimelita transmelita
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Dulichiella anosochir
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Max. Length 1.1 cm TL
 
Dulichiella appendiculata
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Dulichiella australis
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Dulichiella cotesi
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Dulichiella cuvettensis
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Dulichiella fresnelii
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Dulichiella guinea
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Dulichiella lecroyae
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Dulichiella oahu
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Dulichiella pacifica
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Dulichiella spinosa
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Dulichiella terminos
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Dulichiella tomioka
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Dulichiella tulear
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Eriopisa elongata
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Eriopisa incisa
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Eriopisella propagatio
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Eriopisella sechellensis
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Eriopisella upolu
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Gammarella fucicola
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Lupimaera lupana
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Megamoera borealis
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Megamoera bowmani
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Megamoera dentata
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Megamoera glacialis
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Megamoera kodiakensis
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Megamoera mikulitschae
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Megamoera rafiae
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Megamoera subtener
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Megamoera unimaki
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Melita alaskensis
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Melita californica
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Melita dentata
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Melita desdichada
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Melita elongata
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Melita festiva
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Melita formosa
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Melita gladiosa
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Melita hergensis
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Melita hoshinoi
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Melita inaequistylis
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Melita intermedia
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Melita koreana
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Melita longidactyla
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Melita longisetosa
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Melita myersi
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Melita nitida
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Melita obtusata
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Melita oregonensis
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Melita pahuwai
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Photo by Ulman, Aylin

Atlantic Ocean, Mediterra

Melita palmata Montagn, 1804

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Melita palmata
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Melita persia
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Melita quadrispinosa
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Melita sampsonae
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Melita sulca
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Melitoides makarovi
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Melitoides valida
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Parapherusa crassipes
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Photo by Miller, Todd

Northeast Atlantic

Quasimelita formosa (Murdoch, 1885)

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Quasimelita formosa
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Quasimelita quadrispinosa
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Rotomelita ana
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Rotomelita lokoa
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Spathiopus looensis
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Tabatzius copillius
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Tabatzius muelleri
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Tegano atkinsae
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Tegano vermiamicus
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Verdeia grandimana
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Verdeia subchelata
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Abludomelita aculeata
Abludomelita amoena
Abludomelita californica
Abludomelita denticulata
Abludomelita gladiosa 1862
Abludomelita japonica
Abludomelita machaera
Abludomelita mucronata
Abludomelita obtusata Northeast Atlantic and th 0.9 TL 1813
Abludomelita richardi Northeast Atlantic and th
Abludomelita sexstachya Northeast Atlantic and th
Abludomelita somovae Northeast Atlantic and th
Abludomelita valida Northeast Atlantic and th
Anamaera hixoni Western Atlantic 1985
Carnarimelita janstocki Western Atlantic 1990
Dentimelita lecroyae Western Atlantic 2022
Desdimelita barnardi Western Atlantic 1996
Desdimelita californica Northeast Pacific 1936
Desdimelita desdichada Northeast Pacific 1962
Desdimelita microdentata Northeast Pacific 1996
Desdimelita microphthalma Northeast Pacific 1996
Desdimelita transmelita Northeast Pacific 1996
Dulichiella anosochir Southwest Atlantic 1845
Dulichiella appendiculata Western Indian Ocean and 1.1 TL 1818
Dulichiella australis Indo-West Pacific 1879
Dulichiella cotesi Eastern Indian Ocean 1890
Dulichiella cuvettensis Western Indian Ocean 2005
Dulichiella fresnelii Western Indian Ocean 1826
Dulichiella guinea Eastern Central Atlantic 2007
Dulichiella lecroyae Western Central Pacific 2007
Dulichiella oahu Eastern Central Pacific 2005
Dulichiella pacifica Western Central Pacific 2005
Dulichiella spinosa Eastern Central Pacific 1912
Dulichiella terminos Eastern Central Pacific 2007
Dulichiella tomioka Northwest Pacific 2007
Dulichiella tulear Western Indian Ocean 2007
Eriopisa elongata Western Central Pacific, 1859
Eriopisa incisa Western Atlantic 1978
Eriopisella propagatio Western Pacific 1967
Eriopisella sechellensis Northwest Pacific 1901
Eriopisella upolu Central Pacific 1970
Gammarella fucicola Northeast Atlantic and th 1814
Lupimaera lupana Northeast Atlantic and th 1969
Megamoera borealis Northeast Atlantic and th 1996
Megamoera bowmani Northeast Pacific 1996
Megamoera dentata Northeast Atlantic 1842
Megamoera glacialis Northeast Atlantic 1996
Megamoera kodiakensis Northeast Atlantic 1964
Megamoera mikulitschae Northeast Atlantic 1953
Megamoera rafiae Northeast Atlantic 1996
Megamoera subtener Northeast Pacific 1864
Megamoera unimaki Northeast Pacific 1996
Melita alaskensis Northeast Pacific 1996
Melita californica Northeast Pacific
Melita dentata Northeast Pacific, Atlant 1842
Melita desdichada Northeast Pacific, Atlant
Melita elongata Western Central Atlantic 1980
Melita festiva Southwest Pacific 1884
Melita formosa Arctic and Northern Atlan
Melita gladiosa Arctic and Northern Atlan
Melita hergensis Northeast Atlantic 1939
Melita hoshinoi Northwest Pacific 1990
Melita inaequistylis Indo-West Pacific 1852
Melita intermedia Western Central Atlantic. 1980
Melita koreana Northwest Pacific 1944
Melita longidactyla Northwest Pacific 1987
Melita longisetosa Western Atlantic 1980
Melita myersi Western Central Pacific 1987
Melita nitida Western Central Atlantic 1873
Melita obtusata Northeast Atlantic
Melita oregonensis Northeast Atlantic 1954
Melita pahuwai Northeast Atlantic 1970
Melita palmata Atlantic Ocean, Mediterra 1804
Melita persia Western Indian Ocean 2014
Melita quadrispinosa Arctic and Northwest Atla 1889
Melita sampsonae Western Central Pacific 2009
Melita sulca Northeast Pacific 1913
Melitoides makarovi Northeast Pacific 1934
Melitoides valida Northeast Pacific 1955
Parapherusa crassipes Southwest Pacific 1879
Quasimelita formosa Northeast Atlantic 1885
Quasimelita quadrispinosa Arctic and Northeast Atla 1889
Rotomelita ana Arctic and Northeast Atla 1977
Rotomelita lokoa Arctic and Northeast Atla 1977
Spathiopus looensis Western Central Atlantic; 1985
Tabatzius copillius Western Atlantic
Tabatzius muelleri Western Atlantic 1976
Tegano atkinsae Western Central Pacific 2009
Tegano vermiamicus Northwest Pacific 2003
Verdeia grandimana Eastern Central Atlantic 1908
Verdeia subchelata Southeast Atlantic 1925



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