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Checklist for Family Melitidae Bousfield, 1973
and region Europe (Eurasia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
560
3291
13093
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
547
3256
13030
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
295
1773
7951
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
144
774
3240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
64
373
1794
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Hadziida
S. Karaman, 1932
9
58
235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hadzioidea
S. Karaman, 1943
9
58
235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelitidae
Bousfield, 1973
16
103
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Europe
16 Genera with 103 Species
Abludomelita Karaman, 18135SpeciesTaxom
Ceradocus Costa, 190815SpeciesTaxom
Desdimelita Jarrett and ..., 19621SpeciesTaxom
Dulichiella Stout, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Elasmopus Costa, 196612SpeciesTaxom
Eriopisa Stebbing, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Eriopisella Chevreux, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Exitomelita Tandberg, Ra..., 20122SpeciesTaxom
Gammarella Bate, 18142SpeciesTaxom
Maera Leach, 186221SpeciesTaxom
Maeracunha Stephensen, 1949
0SpeciesTaxom
Megamoera Bate, 18646SpeciesTaxom
Melita Leach, 190426SpeciesTaxom
Quadrimaera Krapp-Schick..., 19387SpeciesTaxom
Quasimelita Jarrett and ..., 18892SpeciesTaxom
Wimvadocus Krapp-Schick..., 18661SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Europe
103 Species
Abludomelita aculeata Chevreux, 1911
Abludomelita californica Alderman, 1936
Abludomelita gladiosa Bate, 1862
Abludomelita matilda
Abludomelita obtusata Montagu, 1813
Ceradocus (Ceradocus) laevis Oleröd, 1970
Ceradocus (Ceradocus) oliveri Appadoo & Myers, 2006
Ceradocus (Ceradocus) orchestiipes A. Costa, 1853
Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) circe Lowry & Spri..., 2005
Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) cotonensis Appadoo & Myers, 2006
Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) crenatipalma Ledoyer, 1979
Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) oxyodus Berents, 1983
Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) ramsayi Haswell, 1879
Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) rubromaculatus Stimpson, 1856
Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) serratus Bate, 1862
Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) yandala Berents, 1983
Ceradocus baudini Hughes, 2016
Ceradocus sellickensis Sheard, 1939
Ceradocus semiserratus (Bate, 1862)⇒ Animoceradocus semiserratus Bate, 1862
Ceradocus spinicauda Holmes, 1908
Desdimelita desdichada J.L. Barnard, 1962
Dulichiella appendiculata Say, 1818
Elasmopus affinis (Della Valle, 1893)⇒ Elasmopus rapax Costa, 1853
Elasmopus alalo Myers, 1986
Elasmopus brasiliensis Dana, 1855
Elasmopus mcluerensis Hughes & Lowry, 2011
Elasmopus neglectus Chilton, 1915
Elasmopus pectenicrus Bate, 1862
Elasmopus perditus Reid, 1951
Elasmopus pocillimanus Bate, 1862
Elasmopus rapax Costa, 1853Gammarid
Elasmopus slatyeri Lowry & Hughes, 2009
Elasmopus thalyae Gouillieux &..., 2015
Elasmopus vachoni Mateus & Mateus, 1966
Eriopisa elongata Bruzelius, 1859
Eriopisella pusilla Chevreux, 1920
Exitomelita lignicola Tandberg, Ra..., 2013
Exitomelita sigynae Tandberg, Ra..., 2012
Gammarella brevicaudata (Milne-Edward..., 1814)⇒ Gammarella fucicola Leach, 1814
Gammarella fucicola Leach, 1814
Maera ariadne Krapp, Marti..., 1996
Maera aurora Krapp, Marti..., 1996
Maera danae Stimpson, 1853
Maera grossimana Montagu, 1808
Maera hamigera (Appadoo, Mye..., 2002)⇒ Linguimaera pirloti Krapp-Schickel, 2003
Maera hirondellei Chevreux, 1900
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 prionochira Bruggen, 1907
Maera revelata Krapp, Marti..., 1996
Maera schieckei Karaman & Ruffo, 1971
Maera schmidti Stephensen, 1915
Maera schmidtii Stephensen, 1915
Maera semiserratus (accepted as ..., 1862)⇒ Animoceradocus semiserratus Bate, 1862
Maera similis Stout, 1913River-bank grape
Maera sodalis Karaman & Ruffo, 1971
Maera tenella (Dana, 1852)⇒ Quadrimaera serrata Schellenberg, 1938
Maera tenera Sars, 1885
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 pallida G.O. Sars, 1879
Megamoera semiserrata (Bate, 1862)⇒ Animoceradocus semiserratus Bate, 1862
Megamoera subtener Stimpson, 1864
Melita aculeata Chevreux, 1911
Melita bulla Karaman, 1978
Melita coroninii Heller, 1866
Melita dentata Kroyer, 1842
Melita dulcicola Stock & Vonk, 1990
Melita festiva Chilton, 1885
Melita formosa Murdoch, 1866
Melita fucicola (Leach, 1814)⇒ Gammarella fucicola Leach, 1814
Melita gayi Nicolet, 1849
Melita gladiosa (Bate, 1862)⇒ Abludomelita gladiosa Bate, 1862
Melita hergensis Reid, 1939
Melita machaera K.H. Barnard, 1955
Melita matilda J.L. Barnard, 1972
Melita nitida Smith, 1873Comanche Peak prairie clover
Melita nitidaformis Labay, 2003
Melita obtusa
Melita obtusata (Montagu, 1813)⇒ Abludomelita obtusata Montagu, 1813
Melita pallida G.O. Sars, 1879
Melita palmata Montagu, 1804
Melita pellucida (Sars, 1883)⇒ Allomelita pellucida Sars, 1882
Melita plumulosa Zeidler, 1989
Melita proxima Spence Bate ..., 1862
Melita reidi Hamond, 1965
Melita tristanensis K.H. Barnard, 1965
Melita valesi Karaman, 1955
Melita zeylanica Stebbing, 1904
Quadrimaera ariadne Krapp, Marti..., 1996
Quadrimaera aurora Krapp-Schick..., 1996
Quadrimaera cristianae Krapp-Schick..., 2000
Quadrimaera inaequipes A. Costa, 1851
Quadrimaera miranda Ruffo, Krapp..., 2000
Quadrimaera quadrimana Dana, 1852
Quadrimaera serrata Schellenberg, 1938
Quasimelita formosa Murdoch, 1885
Quasimelita quadrispinosa Vosseler, 1889
Wimvadocus torelli Goës, 1866


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