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Family: Oithonidae



(See list of species below)


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35 species (see list below)
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Dioithona oculata
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Limnoithona sinensis
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Limnoithona tetraspina
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Oithona aruensis
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Oithona atlantica
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Oithona attenuata
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Oithona brevicornis
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Oithona colcarva
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Oithona davisae
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Oithona decipiens
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Oithona dissimilis
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Oithona fallax
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Oithona fonsecae
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Oithona fragilis
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Oithona frigida
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Oithona hamata
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Oithona hebes
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Oithona helgolandica
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Oithona linearis
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Oithona longispina
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Oithona minuta
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Oithona nana
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Oithona plumifera
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Oithona pseudofrigida
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Oithona rigida
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Oithona robusta
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Oithona setigera
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Oithona similis
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Oithona simplex
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Oithona spinirostris
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Oithona tenuis
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Oithona vivida
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Oithona wellershausi
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Paroithona parvula
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Paroithona pulla
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Dioithona oculata Indo-West Pacific and Wes 1913
Limnoithona sinensis Indo-West Pacific and Wes 1912
Limnoithona tetraspina Indo-West Pacific and Wes 1976
Oithona aruensis Northwest Pacific 1923
Oithona atlantica Pacific Ocean and the Arc 1908
Oithona attenuata Indo-West Pacific. 1913
Oithona brevicornis Indo-West Pacific 1891
Oithona colcarva Atlantic Ocean. 1975
Oithona davisae Pacific, Northeast Atlant 1984
Oithona decipiens Northwest Pacific 1913
Oithona dissimilis Northwest Pacific 1940
Oithona fallax Indo-West Pacific 1913
Oithona fonsecae Western Central Atlantic 1980
Oithona fragilis Western Central Atlantic 1979
Oithona frigida Antarctic 1902
Oithona hamata Antarctic
Oithona hebes Western Central Atlantic 1891
Oithona helgolandica Western Central Atlantic 1863
Oithona linearis Western Central Atlantic 1891
Oithona longispina Northwest Pacific 1977
Oithona minuta Northwest Pacific 1877
Oithona nana Indo-West Pacific and Wes 1892
Oithona plumifera Indo-West Pacific and Wes 1843
Oithona pseudofrigida Northwest Pacific 1917
Oithona rigida Northwest Pacific 1896
Oithona robusta Northwest Pacific 1891
Oithona setigera Northwest Pacific 1852
Oithona similis Arctic, Northern Pacific, 1866
Oithona simplex Indo-Pacific and Western 1913
Oithona spinirostris Indo-Pacific and Western 1863
Oithona tenuis Northwest Pacific 1917
Oithona vivida Northwest Pacific 1913
Oithona wellershausi Northwest Pacific 1982
Paroithona parvula Northwest Pacific 1908
Paroithona pulla Northwest Pacific 1913



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