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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
280
1035
2067
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
278
1033
2064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
154
518
770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
73
216
323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
26
88
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Hadziida
S. Karaman, 1932
3
15
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hadzioidea
S. Karaman, 1943
3
15
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelitidae
Bousfield, 1973
11
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Florida
11 Genera with 26 Species
Anamaera Thomas and B..., 19851SpeciesTaxom
Ceradocus Costa, 19734SpeciesTaxom
Desdimelita Jarrett and ..., 19621SpeciesTaxom
Dulichiella Stout, 20074SpeciesTaxom
Elasmopus Costa, 18535SpeciesTaxom
Jerbarnia Croker, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Maera Leach, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Melita Leach, 18045SpeciesTaxom
Netamelita J. L. Barnard, 19912SpeciesTaxom
Nuuanu Barnard, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Quadrimaera Krapp-Schick..., 18511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Florida
26 Species
Anamaera hixoni Thomas & J. ..., 1985
Ceradocus (Ceradocus) orchestiipes A. Costa, 1853
Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) sheardi Shoemaker, 1948
Ceradocus breweri Kunkel, 1910
Ceradocus shoemakeri Fox, 1973
Desdimelita desdichada J.L. Barnard, 1962
Dulichiella appendiculata Say, 1818
Dulichiella fresnelii Audouin, 1826
Dulichiella lecroyae Lowry & Spri..., 2007
Dulichiella terminos Lowry & Spri..., 2007
Elasmopus balkomanus Thomas & J. ..., 1988
Elasmopus levis (S. I. Smith, 1873)⇒ Maera vagans K.H.Barnard, 1940
Elasmopus pectenicrus Bate, 1862
Elasmopus pocillimanus Bate, 1862
Elasmopus rapax Costa, 1853Gammarid
Jerbarnia americana Watling, 1981
Maera vagans K.H.Barnard, 1940
Melita elongata Sheridan, 1980
Melita intermedia Sheridan, 1979
Melita longisetosa Sheridan, 1980
Melita nitida Smith, 1873Comanche Peak prairie clover
Melita palmata Montagu, 1804
Netamelita barnardi McKinney, Ka..., 1978
Netamelita brocha Thomas & J. ..., 1991
Nuuanu copillius McKinney & B..., 1977
Quadrimaera inaequipes A. Costa, 1851


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