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Checklist for Family Melitidae Bousfield, 1973
and region Alaska (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
215
566
1171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
213
564
1168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
120
336
755
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
69
215
524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
29
87
220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Hadziida
S. Karaman, 1932
4
20
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hadzioidea
S. Karaman, 1943
4
20
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelitidae
Bousfield, 1973
10
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alaska
10 Genera with 28 Species
Abludomelita Karaman, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Desdimelita Jarrett and ..., 19963SpeciesTaxom
Dulichiella Stout, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Maera Leach, 19135SpeciesTaxom
Megamoera Bate, 19968SpeciesTaxom
Melita Leach, 19135SpeciesTaxom
Melitoides Gurjanova, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Quadrimaera Krapp-Schick..., 19691SpeciesTaxom
Quasimelita Jarrett and ..., 18892SpeciesTaxom
Wimvadocus Krapp-Schick..., 18661SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alaska
28 Species
Abludomelita californica Alderman, 1936
Desdimelita desdichada J.L. Barnard, 1962
Desdimelita microdentata Jarrett & Bo..., 1996
Desdimelita microphthalma Jarrett & Bo..., 1996
Dulichiella appendiculata Say, 1818
Maera danae Stimpson, 1853
Maera fusca Bate, 1864
Maera jerrica Krapp-Schick..., 2000
Maera loveni Bruzelius, 1859
Maera simile Stout, 1913River-bank grape
Megamoera borealis Jarrett & Bo..., 1996
Megamoera bowmani Jarrett & Bo..., 1996
Megamoera dentata Krøyer, 1842
Megamoera glacialis Jarrett & Bo..., 1996
Megamoera kodiakensis J.L. Barnard, 1964
Megamoera mikulitschae Gurjanova, 1985
Megamoera rafiae Jarrett & Bo..., 1996
Megamoera unimaki Jarrett & Bo..., 1996
Melita alaskensis Jarrett & Bo..., 1996
Melita californica Alderman, 1936
Melita leonis
Melita oregonensis J.L. Barnard, 1954Grassland pricklypear
Melita sulca Stout, 1913
Melitoides valida Shoemaker, 1955
Quadrimaera vigota J.L. Barnard, 1969
Quasimelita formosa Murdoch, 1885
Quasimelita quadrispinosa Vosseler, 1889
Wimvadocus torelli Goës, 1866


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