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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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=2901
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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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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=2901
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Trott, T.J. 2004. Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. Northeastern Naturalist (Special Issue 2): 261 - 324.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=3072
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Beyst, B. (2001). Epi- en hyperbenthische gemeenschappen van Belgische zandstranden [Epi- and hyperbenthic communities of Belgian sandy beaches]. PhD Thesis. Universiteit Gent. Instituut voor Dierkunde. Vakgroep morfologie, systematiek en ecologie: Gent, Belgium. 351 pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=811
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Bellan-Santini, D.; Costello, M.J. (2001). Amphipoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 295-308
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=1324
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MEDIN (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN, version 1.0.
http://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=149081
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Miller, Roberta. 2011. The St. Anne de Bellevue Arctic Biological Station Collection In Museum collection database, Fisheries and Oceans Canada digital collections, Maurice Lamontagne Institute, Quebec
http://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=150285
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Mark, S., Provencher, L., Albert, E. et Nozères, C. 2010. Cadre de suivi écologique de la zone de protection marine Manicouagan (Québec) : bilan des connaissances et identification des composantes écologiques à suivre. Rapp. tech. can. sci. halieut. aquat. 2914 : xi + 121 p
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=150858
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Miloslavich P, Díaz JM, Klein E, Alvarado JJ, Díaz C, et al. (2010) Marine Biodiversity in the Caribbean: Regional Estimates and Distribution Patterns. PLoS ONE 5(8): e11916. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0011916
http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=sourcedetails&id=145466
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Ecology
Habitat
Habitat
bathyal, infralittoral and circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary
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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=2901
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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
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
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
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
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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.
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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
Public Records: 2
Species: 5
Species With Barcodes: 1
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