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Checklist for Family Melitidae Bousfield, 1973
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
450
2718
9963
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
447
2712
9948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
242
1296
4284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
110
460
1125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
45
211
617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Hadziida
S. Karaman, 1932
8
42
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hadzioidea
S. Karaman, 1943
8
42
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelitidae
Bousfield, 1973
14
85
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
14 Genera with 85 Species
Abludomelita Karaman, 18132SpeciesTaxom
Ceradocopsis Schellenberg, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Ceradocus Costa, 195513SpeciesTaxom
Dulichiella Stout, 18264SpeciesTaxom
Elasmopus Costa, 196621SpeciesTaxom
Eriopisa Stebbing, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Eriopisella Chevreux, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Gammarella Bate, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Maera Leach, 194010SpeciesTaxom
Mallacoota Barnard, 18793SpeciesTaxom
Melita Leach, 190415SpeciesTaxom
Nuuanu Barnard, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Quadrimaera Krapp-Schick..., 19389SpeciesTaxom
Verdeia Lowry & Spri..., 19251SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
85 Species
Abludomelita gladiosa Bate, 1862
Abludomelita obtusata Montagu, 1813
Ceradocopsis dufresni Bellan-Santi..., 1987
Ceradocopsis kergueleni Schellenberg, 1926
Ceradocus (Ceradocus) oliveri Appadoo & Myers, 2006
Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) circe Lowry & Spri..., 2005
Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) cotonensis Appadoo & Myers, 2006
Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) crenatipalma Ledoyer, 1979
Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) greeni Appadoo & Myers, 2005
Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) hawaiensis J.L. Barnard, 1955
Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) oxyodus Berents, 1983
Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) ramsayi Haswell, 1879
Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) rubromaculatus Stimpson, 1856
Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) shoalsi Appadoo & Myers, 2006
Ceradocus baudini Hughes, 2016
Ceradocus diversimanus Miers, 1884
Ceradocus hawaiiensis J. L. Barnard, 1955Munz cholla
Dulichiella anisochir Krøyer, 1845
Dulichiella appendiculata Say, 1818
Dulichiella cuvettensis Appadoo & Myers, 2005
Dulichiella fresnelii Audouin, 1826
Elasmopus alalo Myers, 1986
Elasmopus barbatus Schellenberg, 1925
Elasmopus brasiliensis Dana, 1855
Elasmopus congoensis Shoemaker, 1920
Elasmopus hooheno J.L. Barnard, 1970
Elasmopus japonicus Stephensen, 1932
Elasmopus levis (S. I. Smith, 1873)⇒ Maera vagans K.H.Barnard, 1940
Elasmopus palu Appadoo & Myers, 2003
Elasmopus pectenicrus Bate, 1862
Elasmopus perditus Reid, 1951
Elasmopus pocillimanus Bate, 1862
Elasmopus pseudaffinis Schellenberg, 1938
Elasmopus pseudinteger Appadoo & Myers, 2003
Elasmopus puteus Appadoo & Myers, 2003
Elasmopus rapax Costa, 1853Gammarid
Elasmopus souillacensis Appadoo & Myers, 2003
Elasmopus spinidactylus Chevreux, 1907
Elasmopus spinimanus Walker, 1904
Elasmopus steelei Appadoo & Myers, 2003
Elasmopus subcarinatus (Haswell, 1879)⇒ Mallacoota subcarinata Haswell, 1879
Elasmopus vachoni Mateus & Mateus, 1966
Eriopisa capensis K.H. Barnard, 1916
Eriopisella capensis K.H. Barnard, 1916
Eriopisella epimera Griffiths, 1974
Gammarella fucicola Leach, 1814
Maera aequimana (Ledoyer, 1979)⇒ Zygomaera aequimana Ledoyer, 1979
Maera grossimana Montagu, 1808
Maera hirondellei Chevreux, 1900
Maera inaequipes Costa, 1857
Maera octodens (Sivaprakasam, 1968)⇒ Glossomaera octodens Sivaprakasam, 1968
Maera othonis (Milne-Edwards, 1830)⇒ Othomaera othonis Milne-Edwards, 1830
Maera quadrimana (Schellenberg, 1938)⇒ Quadrimaera quadrimana Dana, 1852
Maera serrata (Schellenberg, 1938)⇒ Quadrimaera serrata Schellenberg, 1938
Maera tulearensis (Ledoyer, 1972)⇒ Meximaera tulearensis Ledoyer, 1972
Maera vagans K.H.Barnard, 1940
Mallacoota insignis Chevreux, 1901
Mallacoota magnimerus Appadoo & Myers, 2006
Mallacoota subcarinata Haswell, 1879
Melita anisochir (Krøyer, 1845)⇒ Dulichiella anisochir Krøyer, 1845
Melita cognata Stock & Vonk, 1992
Melita coroninii Heller, 1866
Melita corticis Appadoo & Myers, 2005
Melita dulcicola Stock & Vonk, 1990
Melita fresnelii Audouin, 1826
Melita hergensis Reid, 1939
Melita inaequistylis Dana, 1852
Melita machaera K.H. Barnard, 1955
Melita orgasmos K.H. Barnard, 1940
Melita palmata Montagu, 1804
Melita planaterga Kunkel, 1910
Melita plumulosa Zeidler, 1989
Melita setimera Appadoo & Myers, 2005
Melita zeylanica Stebbing, 1904
Nuuanu rectimana Appadoo & Myers, 2005
Quadrimaera ariel Ruffo, Krapp..., 2000
Quadrimaera caliban Ruffo, Krapp..., 2000
Quadrimaera ceres Ruffo, Krapp..., 2000
Quadrimaera inaequipes A. Costa, 1851
Quadrimaera micheli Appadoo, Mye..., 2002
Quadrimaera miranda Ruffo, Krapp..., 2000
Quadrimaera pacifica Schellenberg, 1938
Quadrimaera quadrimana Dana, 1852
Quadrimaera serrata Schellenberg, 1938
Verdeia subchelata Schellenberg, 1925


Links, sources and further information
Melitidae at artfakta.se
Melitidae at biodiversity.org.au
Melitidae at dyntaxa.se
Melitidae at gbif.org
Melitidae at irmng.org
Melitidae at itis.gov
Melitidae at marinespecies.org