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Checklist for Family Melitidae Bousfield, 1973
and region Atlantic Ocean (World Oceans)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
359
1638
4948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
356
1632
4934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
195
795
1984
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
94
338
721
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
26
114
258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Hadziida
S. Karaman, 1932
4
27
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hadzioidea
S. Karaman, 1943
4
27
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelitidae
Bousfield, 1973
11
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Atlantic Ocean
11 Genera with 24 Species
Abludomelita Karaman, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Ceradocopsis Schellenberg, 19492SpeciesTaxom
Dulichiella Stout, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Elasmopus Costa, 19076SpeciesTaxom
Gammarella Bate, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Maera Leach, 19325SpeciesTaxom
Maeracunha Stephensen, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Mallacoota Barnard, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Melita Leach, 19654SpeciesTaxom
Nuuanu Barnard, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Quadrimaera Krapp-Schick..., 19321SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Atlantic Ocean
24 Species
Abludomelita obtusata Montagu, 1813
Ceradocopsis peke J.L. Barnard, 1972
Ceradocopsis tristanensis Stephensen, 1949
Dulichiella australis Haswell, 1879
Elasmopus arrawarra Hughes & Lowry, 2006
Elasmopus canarius Krapp-Schick..., 1990
Elasmopus pectenicrus Bate, 1862
Elasmopus pocillimanus Bate, 1862
Elasmopus rapax Costa, 1853Gammarid
Elasmopus spinidactylus Chevreux, 1907
Gammarella fucicola Leach, 1814
Maera ascensionis K.H. Barnard, 1932
Maera grossimana Montagu, 1808
Maera hamigera (Appadoo, Mye..., 2002)⇒ Linguimaera pirloti Krapp-Schickel, 2003
Maera loveni Bruzelius, 1859
Maera pfefferi K.H. Barnard, 1932
Maeracunha tristanensis (Stephensen, 1949)⇒ Ceradocopsis tristanensis Stephensen, 1949
Mallacoota kameruka Lowry & Spri..., 2005
Melita gayi Nicolet, 1849
Melita nitida Smith, 1873Comanche Peak prairie clover
Melita palmata Montagu, 1804
Melita tristanensis K.H. Barnard, 1965
Nuuanu beatricis Jaume & Box, 2007
Quadrimaera ascensionis K.H. Barnard, 1932


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