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Checklist for Family Melitidae Bousfield, 1973
and region Caribbean (America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
337
1476
3860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
334
1471
3855
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
175
638
1349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
77
242
464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
29
117
259
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Hadziida
S. Karaman, 1932
7
37
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hadzioidea
S. Karaman, 1943
7
37
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelitidae
Bousfield, 1973
14
43
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
14 Genera with 43 Species
Anamaera Thomas and B..., 19851SpeciesTaxom
Ceradocus Costa, 19734SpeciesTaxom
Dulichiella Stout, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Elasmopus Costa, 199411SpeciesTaxom
Eriopisella Chevreux, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Eriopsia1SpeciesTaxom
Gammarella Bate, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Maera Leach, 19404SpeciesTaxom
Mallacoota Barnard, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Melita Leach, 19875SpeciesTaxom
Netamelita J. L. Barnard, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Nuuanu Barnard, 19892SpeciesTaxom
Quadrimaera Krapp-Schick..., 18528SpeciesTaxom
Verdeia Lowry & Spri..., 19081SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
43 Species
Anamaera hixoni Thomas & J. ..., 1985
Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) hawaiensis J.L. Barnard, 1955
Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) sheardi Shoemaker, 1948
Ceradocus chiltoni Sheard, 1939
Ceradocus shoemakeri Fox, 1973
Dulichiella appendiculata Say, 1818
Dulichiella pacifica Lowry & Spri..., 2005
Elasmopus balkomanus Thomas & J. ..., 1988
Elasmopus hooheno J.L. Barnard, 1970
Elasmopus lemaitrei Ortiz & Lalana, 1994
Elasmopus levis (S. I. Smith, 1873)⇒ Maera vagans K.H.Barnard, 1940
Elasmopus longipropodus Senna & Souz..., 2011
Elasmopus magnispinatus Kunkel, 1910
Elasmopus piikoi J.L. Barnard, 1970
Elasmopus pocillimanus Bate, 1862
Elasmopus rapax Costa, 1853Gammarid
Elasmopus spinidactylus Chevreux, 1907
Elasmopus thomasi Ortiz & Lalana, 1994
Eriopisella sechellensis Chevreux, 1901
Eriopsia mochimae Van Der Ham ..., 2003
Gammarella fucicola Leach, 1814
Maera inaequipes Costa, 1857
Maera pacifica (Schellenberg, 1938)⇒ Quadrimaera pacifica Schellenberg, 1938
Maera quadrimana (Schellenberg, 1938)⇒ Quadrimaera quadrimana Dana, 1852
Maera vagans K.H.Barnard, 1940
Mallacoota nananui Myers, 1985
Melita leiotelson Vonk, 1989
Melita nitida Smith, 1873Comanche Peak prairie clover
Melita pahuwai J.L. Barnard, 1970
Melita palmata Montagu, 1804
Melita persona G. Karaman, 1987
Netamelita brocha Thomas & J. ..., 1991
Nuuanu amikai J.L. Barnard, 1970Common Atlantic grenadier
Nuuanu curvata Vonk, 1989
Quadrimaera ceres Ruffo, Krapp..., 2000
Quadrimaera christianae Krapp-Schick..., 2000
Quadrimaera cristianae Krapp-Schick..., 2000
Quadrimaera inaequipes A. Costa, 1851
Quadrimaera miranda Ruffo, Krapp..., 2000
Quadrimaera pacifica Schellenberg, 1938
Quadrimaera pieteri Krapp-Schick..., 2000
Quadrimaera quadrimana Dana, 1852
Verdeia grandimana Chevreux, 1908


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