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Checklist for Family Melitidae Bousfield, 1973
and region Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
193
509
918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
193
509
918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
90
187
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
45
91
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
16
39
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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

Superfamily
 
Hadzioidea
S. Karaman, 1943
2
5
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelitidae
Bousfield, 1973
4
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Costa Rica
4 Genera with 5 Species
Abludomelita Karaman, 1981
0SpeciesTaxom
Elasmopus Costa, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Melita Leach, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Quadrimaera Krapp-Schick..., 19381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
5 Species
Elasmopus balkomanus Thomas & J. ..., 1988
Elasmopus pocillimanus Bate, 1862
Elasmopus rapax Costa, 1853Gammarid
Melita persona G. Karaman, 1987
Quadrimaera pacifica Schellenberg, 1938


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