Species under Melita
n= 19
Species name Common name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Melita dentata
Krøyer, 1842
Northeast Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Arctic
Melita elongata
Sheridan, 1980
Western Central Atlantic
Melita festiva
(Chilton, 1884)
Southwest Pacific
Melita formosa
unspecified
Arctic and Northern Atlantic
Melita hergensis
Reid, 1939
Northeast Atlantic
Melita hoshinoi
Yamato, 1990
Northwest Pacific
Melita inaequistylis
Dana, 1852
Indo-West Pacific
Melita intermedia
Sheridan, 1980
Western Central Atlantic
Melita koreana
Stephensen, 1944
Northwest Pacific
Melita longidactyla
Hirayama, 1987
Northwest Pacific
Melita longisetosa
Sheridan, 1980
Western Atlantic
Melita myersi
Karaman, 1987
Western Central Pacific
Melita nitida
Smith, 1873
Western Central Atlantic
Melita obtusata
unspecified
Northeast Atlantic
Melita palmata
Montagn, 1804
Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean and Black Sea
Melita persia
Momtazi, Sari & Maghsoudlou, 2014
Western Indian Ocean
Melita quadrispinosa
Vosseler, 1889
Arctic and Northwest Atlantic
Melita sampsonae
Lowry & Springthorpe, 2009
Western Central Pacific
Melita sulca
(Stout, 1913)
Northeast Pacific
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