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Family: Malletiidae



(See list of species below)


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34 species (see list below)
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Bathymalletia inequilateralis
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Clencharia abyssycola
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Katadesmia cuneata
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Katadesmia kolthoffi
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Katadesmia pallida
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Katadesmia vincula
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Malletia abyssopolaris
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Malletia abyssorum
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Malletia angulata
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Malletia aoteana
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Max. Length 0.8 cm DL
 
Malletia bermudensis
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Malletia chilensis
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Max. Length 3 cm DL
 
Malletia cumingii
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Malletia dilatata
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Malletia dunkeri
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Malletia faba
[Bean malletia]
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Malletia galatheae
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Malletia gigantea
[Kerguelen malletia]
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Malletia humilior
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Malletia johnsoni
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Malletia magellanica
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Max. Length 1.3 cm DL
 
Malletia obtusa
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Malletia pacifica
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Malletia pellucida
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Malletia polita
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Malletia truncata
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Malletia veneriformis
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Neilo annectens
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Neilo australis
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Neilo blacki
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Neilo delli
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Pseudoglomus pompholyx
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Saturnia corpulenta
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Saturnia subovata
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Bathymalletia inequilateralis Northwest Atlantic 1951
Clencharia abyssycola French Polynesia, Austral 1885
Katadesmia cuneata Southwest Pacific and the 1876
Katadesmia kolthoffi Northeast Atlantic and th 1904
Katadesmia pallida Antarctica. 1885
Katadesmia vincula Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc 1908
Malletia abyssopolaris Western Atlantic and the 1960
Malletia abyssorum Northwest Atlantic 1898
Malletia angulata Northwest Pacific 1888
Malletia aoteana Southwest Pacific 1978
Malletia bermudensis Western Atlantic. 0.8 DL 1949
Malletia chilensis Western Atlantic, Southea 1832
Malletia cumingii Southeast Pacific and Sou 3 DL 1860
Malletia dilatata Western Atlantic. 1844
Malletia dunkeri Northwest Pacific 1885
Malletia faba Bean malletia Eastern Pacific 1897
Malletia galatheae Southwest Pacific 1970
Malletia gigantea Kerguelen malletia Endemic to Kerguelen. 1875
Malletia humilior Indo-Pacific 1932
Malletia johnsoni Indo-Pacific 1961
Malletia magellanica Southeast Pacific and Wes 1881
Malletia obtusa Mediterranean Sea 1.3 DL 1872
Malletia pacifica Mediterranean Sea 1897
Malletia pellucida Antarctic Atlantic 1912
Malletia polita Western Atlantic. 1898
Malletia truncata Western Atlantic.
Malletia veneriformis Western Atlantic. 1885
Neilo annectens Southwest Pacific 1931
Neilo australis Southwest Pacific 1835
Neilo blacki Southwest Pacific 1978
Neilo delli Southwest Pacific 1978
Pseudoglomus pompholyx Western Atlantic. 1889
Saturnia corpulenta Western Atlantic. 1881
Saturnia subovata Western Atlantic. 1897



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