Species Identification

Species Identification: Find Species


Family: Pontellidae



(See list of species below)



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72 species
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Anomalocera opalus
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Anomalocera ornata
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Anomalocera patersoni
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Calanopia americana
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Calanopia elliptica
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Calanopia minor
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Calanopia thompsoni
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Epilabidocera amphitrites
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Epilabidocera longipedata
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Labidocera acuta
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Labidocera acutifrons
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Labidocera aestiva
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Labidocera baliensis
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Labidocera bengalensis
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Labidocera bipinnata
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Labidocera brunescens
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Labidocera detruncata
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Labidocera euchaeta
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Labidocera gagensis
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Labidocera japonica
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Labidocera jollae
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Labidocera kroyeri
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Labidocera laevidentata
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Labidocera madurae
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Labidocera minuta
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Labidocera mirabilis
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Labidocera nerii
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Labidocera pavo
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Labidocera rotunda
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Labidocera scotti
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Labidocera sinilobata
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Labidocera trispinosa
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Labidocera wollastoni
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Neopontella typica
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Pontella atlantica
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Pontella chierchiae
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Pontella cristata
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Pontella fera
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Pontella karachiensis
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Pontella kieferi
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Pontella latifurca
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Pontella lobiancoi
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Pontella meadi
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Pontella meadii
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Pontella mediterranea
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Pontella mimocerami
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Pontella pennata
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Pontella polydactyla
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Pontella princeps
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Pontella securifer
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Pontella sinica
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Pontella spinicauda
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Pontella spinipes
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Pontella surrecta
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Pontella tenuiremis
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Pontella valida
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Pontella whiteleggei
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Pontellina platychela
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Pontellina plumata
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Pontellopsis armata
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Pontellopsis brevis
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Pontellopsis herdmani
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Pontellopsis inflatodigitata
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Pontellopsis krameri
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Pontellopsis macronyx
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Pontellopsis occidentalis
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Pontellopsis perspicax
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Pontellopsis regalis
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Pontellopsis strenua
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Pontellopsis tenuicauda
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Pontellopsis villosa
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Pontellopsis yamadae
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Anomalocera opalus 1976
Anomalocera ornata Atlantic Ocean. 1949
Anomalocera patersoni Northeast Atlantic 1837
Calanopia americana Atlantic Ocean. 1894
Calanopia elliptica Indo-West Pacific. 1849
Calanopia minor Indo-West Pacific. 1909
Calanopia thompsoni Northwest Pacific 1909
Epilabidocera amphitrites Arctic 1916
Epilabidocera longipedata Arctic 1913
Labidocera acuta Indo-West Pacific. 1849
Labidocera acutifrons Indo-West Pacific 1849
Labidocera aestiva Atlantic and Pacific Ocea 1901
Labidocera baliensis Atlantic and Pacific Ocea 2021
Labidocera bengalensis Western Indian Ocean 1952
Labidocera bipinnata Northwest Pacific 1936
Labidocera brunescens Northwest Pacific
Labidocera detruncata Indo-Pacific 1849
Labidocera euchaeta Northwest Pacific 1889
Labidocera gagensis Northwest Pacific 2021
Labidocera japonica Northwest Pacific 1935
Labidocera jollae Northwest Pacific 1906
Labidocera kroyeri Indo-West Pacific 1883
Labidocera laevidentata Indo-West Pacific. 1883
Labidocera madurae Indo-West Pacific. 1909
Labidocera minuta Indo-West Pacific. 1892
Labidocera mirabilis Atlantic Ocean. 1957
Labidocera nerii Atlantic Ocean. 1849
Labidocera pavo Indo-West Pacific. 1889
Labidocera rotunda Northwest Pacific 1929
Labidocera scotti Atlantic Ocean. 1897
Labidocera sinilobata Northwest Pacific 1963
Labidocera trispinosa Northwest Pacific 1905
Labidocera wollastoni Western Indian Ocean and 1857
Neopontella typica Western Indian Ocean and 1909
Pontella atlantica Atlantic and Pacific Ocea 1840
Pontella chierchiae Northwest Pacific 1889
Pontella cristata Northwest Pacific 1896
Pontella fera Northwest Pacific 1846
Pontella karachiensis Western Indian Ocean 1973
Pontella kieferi Western Pacific 1933
Pontella latifurca Northwest Pacific 1965
Pontella lobiancoi Northwest Pacific 1890
Pontella meadi Atlantic Ocean. 1900
Pontella meadii Atlantic Ocean. 1901
Pontella mediterranea Atlantic Ocean. 1863
Pontella mimocerami Atlantic Ocean. 1957
Pontella pennata Atlantic Ocean. 1932
Pontella polydactyla Atlantic Ocean. 1957
Pontella princeps Atlantic Ocean. 1849
Pontella securifer Northwest Pacific 1883
Pontella sinica Northwest Pacific 1965
Pontella spinicauda Western Pacific 1937
Pontella spinipes Western Pacific 1889
Pontella surrecta Western Central Pacific. 1950
Pontella tenuiremis Western Central Pacific. 1889
Pontella valida Southwest Pacific 1852
Pontella whiteleggei Southern Pacific 1896
Pontellina platychela Atlantic Ocean. 1974
Pontellina plumata Cosmopolitan. 1849
Pontellopsis armata Cosmopolitan. 1889
Pontellopsis brevis Cosmopolitan. 1889
Pontellopsis herdmani Western Indian Ocean 1903
Pontellopsis inflatodigitata Western Pacific 1951
Pontellopsis krameri Western Pacific 1896
Pontellopsis macronyx Indo-West Pacific 1909
Pontellopsis occidentalis Indo-West Pacific 1906
Pontellopsis perspicax Atlantic and Pacific. 1849
Pontellopsis regalis Pacific Ocean and Atlanti 1849
Pontellopsis strenua Northwest Pacific 1849
Pontellopsis tenuicauda Northwest Pacific 1889
Pontellopsis villosa Northwest Pacific 1883
Pontellopsis yamadae Northwest Pacific 1937



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