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Checklist for Family Melitidae Bousfield, 1973
and region Gulf of Mexico (North America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
221
714
1353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
219
712
1348
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
118
334
535
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
55
138
242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
17
50
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Hadziida
S. Karaman, 1932
2
10
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hadzioidea
S. Karaman, 1943
2
10
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelitidae
Bousfield, 1973
9
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Gulf of Mexico
9 Genera with 18 Species
Ceradocus Costa, 19733SpeciesTaxom
Dulichiella Stout, 20072SpeciesTaxom
Elasmopus Costa, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Jerbarnia Croker, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Maera Leach, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Melita Leach, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Netamelita J. L. Barnard, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Nuuanu Barnard, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Quadrimaera Krapp-Schick..., 18523SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gulf of Mexico
18 Species
Ceradocus (Ceradocus) orchestiipes A. Costa, 1853
Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) sheardi Shoemaker, 1948
Ceradocus shoemakeri Fox, 1973
Dulichiella appendiculata Say, 1818
Dulichiella lecroyae Lowry & Spri..., 2007
Elasmopus levis (S. I. Smith, 1873)⇒ Maera vagans K.H.Barnard, 1940
Elasmopus pocillimanus Bate, 1862
Elasmopus rapax Costa, 1853Gammarid
Jerbarnia americana Watling, 1981
Maera danae Stimpson, 1853
Maera vagans K.H.Barnard, 1940
Melita longisetosa Sheridan, 1980
Melita nitida Smith, 1873Comanche Peak prairie clover
Netamelita barnardi McKinney, Ka..., 1978
Nuuanu muelleri Ortiz, 1976
Quadrimaera miranda Ruffo, Krapp..., 2000
Quadrimaera pacifica Schellenberg, 1938
Quadrimaera quadrimana Dana, 1852


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