Overview

Distribution

Distribution

Gulf of St. Lawrence (unspecified region), northern Gaspe waters, southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern boundary: eastern Bradelle Valley), Magdalen Islands (from eastern Bradelle valley to the west, as far as Cape North, including the Cape Breton Channel), lower St. Lawrence estuary, Prince Edward Island (from the northern tip of Miscou Island, N.B. to Cape Breton Island south of Cheticamp, including the Northumberland Strait and Georges Bay to the Canso Strait causeway), middle North Shore (form Sept- Iles to Cape Whittle, including the Mingan Islands), Laurentian Channel (bathyal zone)(=Honguedo Strait), lower North Shore; Cobscook Bay
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Distribution

Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone, Canadian Exclusive Economic Zone [Arctic part], Caribbean Sea, Cobscook Bay, European waters (ERMS scope), Gulf of Maine, Manicouagan, North West Atlantic, Saint Lawrence River, United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone, Venezuela
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Ecology

Habitat

Habitat

bathyal, infralittoral and circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary
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Depth range based on 366 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 281 samples.

Environmental ranges
  Depth range (m): 1.7 - 380
  Temperature range (°C): -0.262 - 13.634
  Nitrate (umol/L): 2.191 - 18.830
  Salinity (PPS): 28.357 - 35.192
  Oxygen (ml/l): 4.493 - 7.573
  Phosphate (umol/l): 0.113 - 1.346
  Silicate (umol/l): 2.387 - 26.621

Graphical representation

Depth range (m): 1.7 - 380

Temperature range (°C): -0.262 - 13.634

Nitrate (umol/L): 2.191 - 18.830

Salinity (PPS): 28.357 - 35.192

Oxygen (ml/l): 4.493 - 7.573

Phosphate (umol/l): 0.113 - 1.346

Silicate (umol/l): 2.387 - 26.621
 
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Molecular Biology and Genetics

Molecular Biology

Barcode data: Melita dentata

The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species. 

 
There are 2 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank.  Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species.  See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
 
WW489-08|BSM07T1-16|Melita dentata| ---------------------------------------ACCTTATATATACTACTTGGTGTCTGATCCGGGATTATTGGCGTAGCATTC---AGTATAATCGTTCGGTCTGAACTTGCTATACCAGGAAACTACCTAAACGAT---AGACAAATCTATAATGTATCCATCACAGCACATGCCTTTTTAATATTTTTTTTTATGGTTATACCTGTCCTAATTGGAGGATTTGGCAATTGAATACTGCCCTTA---ACAATAGGTTCACCCGACATGTTATACCTCCGATTAAACAACTTAAGATTCTGGTTACTTCCTGCCTCTTTATTTTTCTTAATGGTTAGCTCTCTAGTGGAAAGAGGAGTAGGTGCAGGATGGACTGTTTATCCCTCTCTCTCGGGAATACAGGCCCATAGAGGACCATCGGTAGACCTC---GCTATCTTCTCTCTACACCTAGCAGGTGCATCCTCAATTTTGGGGGCTGTTAATTTTATTTGCACAACATCTAACACAAGAAAATCTAACAACAGAATATATATACTAACACTCTACTCAATTTCTCTGTTAGTTACAGCAGTTCTGCTACTACTATCTCTCTCTGTCCTAGCGGGA---GCAATCACTATACTTTTAACAGACCGAAACCTAGACACCACATTTTTTGATCCAACTGGTGGTGGTGACCCTATCCTCTACCAACACTTA------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Melita dentata

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 2
Species: 5
Species With Barcodes: 1

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