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Checklist for Family Melitidae Bousfield, 1973
and region British Isles (North Europe)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
360
1365
3514
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
353
1349
3488
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
195
801
2140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
93
342
964
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
38
164
464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Hadziida
S. Karaman, 1932
4
20
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hadzioidea
S. Karaman, 1943
4
20
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelitidae
Bousfield, 1973
9
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for British Isles
9 Genera with 34 Species
Abludomelita Karaman, 18132SpeciesTaxom
Ceradocus Costa, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Elasmopus Costa, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Eriopisa Stebbing, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Eriopisella Chevreux, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Gammarella Bate, 18142SpeciesTaxom
Maera Leach, 18627SpeciesTaxom
Megamoera Bate, 18624SpeciesTaxom
Melita Leach, 190413SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Isles
34 Species
Abludomelita gladiosa Bate, 1862
Abludomelita obtusata Montagu, 1813
Ceradocus semiserratus (Bate, 1862)⇒ Animoceradocus semiserratus Bate, 1862
Elasmopus neglectus Chilton, 1915
Elasmopus pocillimanus Bate, 1862
Elasmopus rapax Costa, 1853Gammarid
Eriopisa elongata Bruzelius, 1859
Eriopisella pusilla Chevreux, 1920
Gammarella brevicaudata (Milne-Edward..., 1814)⇒ Gammarella fucicola Leach, 1814
Gammarella fucicola Leach, 1814
Maera grossimana Montagu, 1808
Maera inaequipes Costa, 1857
Maera longimana (Bate, 1857)⇒ Othomaera othonis Milne-Edwards, 1830
Maera loveni Bruzelius, 1859
Maera othonis (Milne-Edwards, 1830)⇒ Othomaera othonis Milne-Edwards, 1830
Maera semiserratus (accepted as ..., 1862)⇒ Animoceradocus semiserratus Bate, 1862
Maera tenuimana (accepted as ..., 1862)⇒ Maerella tenuimana Bate, 1862
Megamoera brevicaudata (Spence Bate, 1862)⇒ Elasmopus rapax Costa, 1853
Megamoera dentata Krøyer, 1842
Megamoera longimanus (Bate, 1857)⇒ Othomaera othonis Milne-Edwards, 1830
Megamoera semiserrata (Bate, 1862)⇒ Animoceradocus semiserratus Bate, 1862
Melita dentata Kroyer, 1842
Melita festiva Chilton, 1885
Melita gladiosa (Bate, 1862)⇒ Abludomelita gladiosa Bate, 1862
Melita hergensis Reid, 1939
Melita matilda J.L. Barnard, 1972
Melita nitida Smith, 1873Comanche Peak prairie clover
Melita obtusa
Melita obtusata (Montagu, 1813)⇒ Abludomelita obtusata Montagu, 1813
Melita palmata Montagu, 1804
Melita pellucida (Sars, 1883)⇒ Allomelita pellucida Sars, 1882
Melita proxima Spence Bate ..., 1862
Melita reidi Hamond, 1965
Melita zeylanica Stebbing, 1904


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