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Checklist for Family Melitidae Bousfield, 1973
and region Bay of Bengal (Indian Ocean)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
89
155
188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
89
155
188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
44
73
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
30
48
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
14
27
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Hadziida
S. Karaman, 1932
2
5
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hadzioidea
S. Karaman, 1943
2
5
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelitidae
Bousfield, 1973
3
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Bay of Bengal
3 Genera with 7 Species
Elasmopus Costa, 19073SpeciesTaxom
Maera Leach, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Mallacoota Barnard, 19032SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bay of Bengal
7 Species
Elasmopus pectenicrus Bate, 1862
Elasmopus spinibasus Sivaprakasam, 1970
Elasmopus spinidactylus Chevreux, 1907
Maera grossimana Montagu, 1808
Maera hirondellei Chevreux, 1900
Mallacoota latibrachioides Sivaprakasam, 1969
Mallacoota sokotrae Walker & Scott, 1903


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