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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
255
733
1399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
254
732
1392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
156
472
859
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
84
253
484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
29
97
197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Hadziida
S. Karaman, 1932
3
14
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hadzioidea
S. Karaman, 1943
3
14
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelitidae
Bousfield, 1973
9
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for California
9 Genera with 18 Species
Ceradocus Costa, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Desdimelita Jarrett and ..., 19621SpeciesTaxom
Elasmopus Costa, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Eriopisa Stebbing, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Maera Leach, 19136SpeciesTaxom
Megamoera Bate, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Melita Leach, 19134SpeciesTaxom
Quadrimaera Krapp-Schick..., 19692SpeciesTaxom
Verdeia Lowry & Spri..., 19251SpeciesTaxom


Species list for California
18 Species
Ceradocus spinicauda Holmes, 1908
Desdimelita desdichada J.L. Barnard, 1962
Elasmopus rapax Costa, 1853Gammarid
Eriopisa elongata Bruzelius, 1859
Maera fusca Bate, 1864
Maera jerrica Krapp-Schick..., 2000
Maera loveni Bruzelius, 1859
Maera nelsonae Krapp-Schick..., 2000
Maera simile Stout, 1913River-bank grape
Maera similis Stout, 1913River-bank grape
Megamoera dentata Krøyer, 1842
Melita californica Alderman, 1936
Melita nitida Smith, 1873Comanche Peak prairie clover
Melita rylovae Bulycheva, 1955
Melita sulca Stout, 1913
Quadrimaera inaequipes A. Costa, 1851
Quadrimaera vigota J.L. Barnard, 1969
Verdeia subchelata Schellenberg, 1925


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