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Family: Pleustidae



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79 species (see list below)
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Arctopleustes glabricauda
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Atylopsis emarginata
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Atylopsis fragilis
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Atylopsis orthodactylus
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Atylopsis procerus
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Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic Atlantic.

Austropleustes cuspidatus Barnard, 1931

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Austropleustes cuspidatus
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Austropleustes simplex
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Chromopleustes johanseni
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Chromopleustes lineatus
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Chromopleustes oculatus
[Black-and-white sea flea]
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Commensipleustes commensalis
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Eosymtes magnumoculis
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Eosymtes minutus
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Gnathopleustes den
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Gnathopleustes pachychaetus
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Gnathopleustes pugettensis
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Gnathopleustes serratus
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Gnathopleustes simplex
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Gnathopleustes trichodus
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Incisocalliope aestuarius
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Incisocalliope bairdi
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Incisocalliope derzhavini
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Incisocalliope makiki
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Incisocalliope newportensis
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Mesopleustes abyssorum
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Micropleustes nautiloides
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Micropleustes nautilus
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Neopleustes boecki
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Neopleustes derzhavini
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Neopleustes pulchellus
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Parapleustes americanus
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Parapleustes assimilis
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Parapleustes bicuspis
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Parapleustes commensalis
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Parapleustes derzhavini
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Parapleustes gracilis
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Parapleustes johanseni
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Parapleustes monocuspis
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Parapleustes nautilus
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Parapleustes pugettensis
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Pleusirus secorrus
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Pleustes cataphractus
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Pleustes incarinatus
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Pleustes medius
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Pleustes panoplus
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Pleustes platypa
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Pleustes tuberculatus
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Pleustoides carinatus
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Pleustomesus medius
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Pleustostenus displosus
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Pleusymtes buttoni
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Pleusymtes glaber
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Pleusymtes glabroides
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Pleusymtes kariana
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Pleusymtes pulchella
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Pleusymtes subglaber
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Pleusymtes uncigera
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Stenopleustes eldingi
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Stenopleustes gracilis
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Stenopleustes inermis
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Stenopleustes latipes
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Stenopleustes malmgreni
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Stenopleustes monocuspis
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Stenopleustes nodifera
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Sympleustes cornigerus
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Tepidopleustes acromatius
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Tepidopleustes barnardi
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Tepidopleustes honomu
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Thorlaksonius amchitkanus
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Thorlaksonius borealis
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Thorlaksonius brevirostris
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Thorlaksonius carinatus
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Thorlaksonius depressus
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Thorlaksonius grandirostris
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Thorlaksonius platypus
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Thorlaksonius subcarinatus
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Thorlaksonius truncatus
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Trachypleustes trevori
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Trachypleustes vancouverensis
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Arctopleustes glabricauda 1954
Atylopsis emarginata Antarctic Indian Ocean 1888
Atylopsis fragilis Antarctic Indian Ocean 1989
Atylopsis orthodactylus Antarctic Atlantic. 1974
Atylopsis procerus Antarctic Atlantic. 1986
Austropleustes cuspidatus Antarctic Atlantic. 1931
Austropleustes simplex Antarctic Atlantic. 1932
Chromopleustes johanseni Antarctic Atlantic. 1951
Chromopleustes lineatus Northeast Pacific 1995
Chromopleustes oculatus Black-and-white sea flea Eastern Pacific 1908
Commensipleustes commensalis Eastern Pacific 1952
Eosymtes magnumoculis Eastern Pacific 2022
Eosymtes minutus Eastern Pacific 1994
Gnathopleustes den Eastern Pacific 1969
Gnathopleustes pachychaetus Eastern Pacific 1995
Gnathopleustes pugettensis Northeast Pacific 1853
Gnathopleustes serratus Northeast Pacific 1995
Gnathopleustes simplex Northeast Pacific 1995
Gnathopleustes trichodus Northeast Pacific 1995
Incisocalliope aestuarius Northeast Pacific 1973
Incisocalliope bairdi Northeast Pacific 1872
Incisocalliope derzhavini Northeast Pacific 1938
Incisocalliope makiki Northeast Pacific 1970
Incisocalliope newportensis Northeast Pacific 1959
Mesopleustes abyssorum Antarctic Indian Ocean 1888
Micropleustes nautiloides Antarctic Indian Ocean 1995
Micropleustes nautilus Antarctic Indian Ocean 1969
Neopleustes boecki Antarctic Indian Ocean 1887
Neopleustes derzhavini Antarctic Indian Ocean
Neopleustes pulchellus Arctic and Northeast Atla 1846
Parapleustes americanus Northeast Pacific 1995
Parapleustes assimilis Arctic and Northern Atlan 1882
Parapleustes bicuspis Northeast Atlantic and th 1838
Parapleustes commensalis Northeast Atlantic and th 1952
Parapleustes derzhavini Northeast Atlantic and th 1938
Parapleustes gracilis Northeast Atlantic 1874
Parapleustes johanseni Northeast Atlantic
Parapleustes monocuspis Arctic and Northeast Atla 1893
Parapleustes nautilus Arctic and Northeast Atla
Parapleustes pugettensis Northeast Pacific
Pleusirus secorrus Canada 1969
Pleustes cataphractus Canada 1853
Pleustes incarinatus Canada 1938
Pleustes medius Arctic and Northern Atlan
Pleustes panoplus Arctic and Northern Atlan 1838
Pleustes platypa Arctic and Northern Atlan 1960
Pleustes tuberculatus Arctic and Northern Atlan 1858
Pleustoides carinatus Arctic and Northern Atlan 1972
Pleustomesus medius Northeast Atlantic 1866
Pleustostenus displosus Northeast Atlantic 1972
Pleusymtes buttoni Northeast Atlantic 1954
Pleusymtes glaber Northeast Atlantic 1861
Pleusymtes glabroides Arctic and Northeast Atla 1954
Pleusymtes kariana Arctic and Northeast Atla 1911
Pleusymtes pulchella Arctic 1876
Pleusymtes subglaber Canada 1960
Pleusymtes uncigera Canada 1938
Stenopleustes eldingi Canada 1929
Stenopleustes gracilis Canada 1903
Stenopleustes inermis Western Central Atlantic 1949
Stenopleustes latipes Northeast Atlantic 1858
Stenopleustes malmgreni Northeast Atlantic 1871
Stenopleustes monocuspis Northeast Atlantic 1960
Stenopleustes nodifera Northeast Atlantic 1882
Sympleustes cornigerus Northeast Atlantic 1964
Tepidopleustes acromatius Western Central Pacific 2009
Tepidopleustes barnardi Indo-West Pacific 1972
Tepidopleustes honomu Indo-West Pacific 1970
Thorlaksonius amchitkanus Indo-West Pacific 1994
Thorlaksonius borealis Indo-West Pacific 1994
Thorlaksonius brevirostris Indo-West Pacific 1994
Thorlaksonius carinatus Indo-West Pacific 1994
Thorlaksonius depressus Indo-West Pacific 1936
Thorlaksonius grandirostris Indo-West Pacific 1994
Thorlaksonius platypus Indo-West Pacific 1960
Thorlaksonius subcarinatus Indo-West Pacific 1994
Thorlaksonius truncatus Indo-West Pacific 1994
Trachypleustes trevori Canada 1995
Trachypleustes vancouverensis Canada 1995



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