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Checklist for Family Melitidae Bousfield, 1973
and region Asia (Eurasia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
462
3450
17837
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
457
3443
17823
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
234
1428
6124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
110
466
1384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
46
240
787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Hadziida
S. Karaman, 1932
7
36
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hadzioidea
S. Karaman, 1943
7
36
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelitidae
Bousfield, 1973
14
81
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Asia
14 Genera with 81 Species
Abludomelita Karaman, 18132SpeciesTaxom
Cephalopisella G. Karaman, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Ceradocus Costa, 20197SpeciesTaxom
Dulichiella Stout, 20127SpeciesTaxom
Elasmopus Costa, 187917SpeciesTaxom
Eriopisa Stebbing, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Eriopisella Chevreux, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Josephosella Ruffo, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Maera Leach, 185210SpeciesTaxom
Mallacoota Barnard, 18795SpeciesTaxom
Melita Leach, 190418SpeciesTaxom
Nuuanu Barnard, 1970
0SpeciesTaxom
Quadrimaera Krapp-Schick..., 20197SpeciesTaxom
Tegano Barnard & Ka..., 19953SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Asia
81 Species
Abludomelita japonica Nagata, 1965
Abludomelita obtusata Montagu, 1813
Cephalopisella propagatio Imbach, 1967
Ceradocus (Ceradocus) laevis Oleröd, 1970
Ceradocus (Ceradocus) orchestiipes A. Costa, 1853
Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) rubromaculatus Stimpson, 1856
Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) serratus Bate, 1862
Ceradocus andamanus
Ceradocus capensis Sheard, 1939
Ceradocus kiiensis Ariyama, 2019
Dulichiella anisochir Krøyer, 1845
Dulichiella appendiculata Say, 1818
Dulichiella cotesi Giles, 1890
Dulichiella fresnelii Audouin, 1826
Dulichiella fresnellii Audouin, 1826
Dulichiella pacifica Lowry & Spri..., 2005
Dulichiella takedai Tomikawa & K..., 2012
Elasmopus alalo Myers, 1986
Elasmopus dubius Walker, 1904
Elasmopus hooheno J.L. Barnard, 1970
Elasmopus japonicus Stephensen, 1932
Elasmopus latibrachium (Walker, 1905)⇒ Mallacoota latibrachium Walker, 1905
Elasmopus nkjaf Nakamura, Na..., 2019
Elasmopus pectenicrus Bate, 1862
Elasmopus pocillimanus Bate, 1862
Elasmopus pseudaffinis Schellenberg, 1938
Elasmopus rapax Costa, 1853Gammarid
Elasmopus serrula (Walker, 1904)⇒ Elasmopus pectenicrus Bate, 1862
Elasmopus sivaprakasami Myers, Trive..., 2018
Elasmopus sokotrae (Walker & Scott, 1903)⇒ Mallacoota sokotrae Walker & Scott, 1903
Elasmopus spinibasus Sivaprakasam, 1970
Elasmopus spinidactylus Chevreux, 1907
Elasmopus spinimanus Walker, 1904
Elasmopus subcarinatus (Haswell, 1879)⇒ Mallacoota subcarinata Haswell, 1879
Eriopisa chilkensis Chilton, 1921
Eriopisa elongata Bruzelius, 1859
Eriopisella chieregoi Ruffo, 1985
Josephosella andamana Ruffo, 1985
Maera grossimana Montagu, 1808
Maera hamigera (Appadoo, Mye..., 2002)⇒ Linguimaera pirloti Krapp-Schickel, 2003
Maera hirondellei Chevreux, 1900
Maera inaequipes Costa, 1857
Maera insignis (Chevreux, 1901)⇒ Mallacoota insignis Chevreux, 1901
Maera latibrachioides (Sivaprakasam, 1969)⇒ Mallacoota latibrachioides Sivaprakasam, 1969
Maera mannarensis (Sivaprakasam, 1968)⇒ Linguimaera mannarensis Sivaprakasam, 1968
Maera othonides (Walker, 1904)⇒ Ceradomaera plumosa Ledoyer, 1973
Maera serratipalma Nagata, 1965
Maera tenella (Dana, 1852)⇒ Quadrimaera serrata Schellenberg, 1938
Mallacoota insignis Chevreux, 1901
Mallacoota latibrachioides Sivaprakasam, 1969
Mallacoota latibrachium Walker, 1905
Mallacoota sokotrae Walker & Scott, 1903
Mallacoota subcarinata Haswell, 1879
Melita anisochir (Krøyer, 1845)⇒ Dulichiella anisochir Krøyer, 1845
Melita anmyeonensis Shin, Colema..., 2013
Melita appendiculata Say, 1818
Melita bulla Karaman, 1978
Melita cotesi (Giles, 1890)⇒ Dulichiella cotesi Giles, 1890
Melita dentata Kroyer, 1842
Melita fresnelii Audouin, 1826
Melita koreana Stephensen, 1944
Melita laevidorsum Stephensen, 1944
Melita obtusata (Montagu, 1813)⇒ Abludomelita obtusata Montagu, 1813
Melita orgasmos K.H. Barnard, 1940
Melita rylovae Bulycheva, 1955
Melita setiflagella Yamato, 1988
Melita shimizui Ueno, 1940
Melita shiodamari (Yamato, 1995)⇒ Tegano shiodamari Yamato, 1995
Melita valesi Karaman, 1955
Melita virgula Krapp-Schick..., 1994
Melita zeylanica Stebbing, 1904
Quadrimaera gotoensis Ariyama, 2019
Quadrimaera inaequipes A. Costa, 1851
Quadrimaera metinaro Hughes, 2015
Quadrimaera pacifica Schellenberg, 1938
Quadrimaera paphavasita
Quadrimaera serrata Schellenberg, 1938
Quadrimaera setibasis Ariyama, 2019
Tegano clavatus Sawicki & Ho..., 2005
Tegano panglaoensis Sawicki & Ho..., 2005
Tegano shiodamari Yamato, 1995


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