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Checklist for Family Melitidae Bousfield, 1973
and region Iberian Peninsula (South Europe)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
314
1043
2665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
313
1041
2659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
170
599
1670
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
80
241
619
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
30
119
366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Hadziida
S. Karaman, 1932
7
20
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hadzioidea
S. Karaman, 1943
7
20
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelitidae
Bousfield, 1973
6
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Iberian Peninsula
6 Genera with 18 Species
Abludomelita Karaman, 18132SpeciesTaxom
Elasmopus Costa, 19665SpeciesTaxom
Gammarella Bate, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Maera Leach, 18305SpeciesTaxom
Melita Leach, 18044SpeciesTaxom
Quadrimaera Krapp-Schick..., 18511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iberian Peninsula
18 Species
Abludomelita gladiosa Bate, 1862
Abludomelita obtusata Montagu, 1813
Elasmopus brasiliensis Dana, 1855
Elasmopus perditus Reid, 1951
Elasmopus pocillimanus Bate, 1862
Elasmopus rapax Costa, 1853Gammarid
Elasmopus vachoni Mateus & Mateus, 1966
Gammarella fucicola Leach, 1814
Maera grossimana Montagu, 1808
Maera hamigera (Appadoo, Mye..., 2002)⇒ Linguimaera pirloti Krapp-Schickel, 2003
Maera hirondellei Chevreux, 1900
Maera inaequipes Costa, 1857
Maera othonis (Milne-Edwards, 1830)⇒ Othomaera othonis Milne-Edwards, 1830
Melita dulcicola Stock & Vonk, 1990
Melita gladiosa (Bate, 1862)⇒ Abludomelita gladiosa Bate, 1862
Melita hergensis Reid, 1939
Melita palmata Montagu, 1804
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