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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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Ulman, Aylin

Atlantic Ocean, Mediterra

Melita palmataMontagn, 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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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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