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Checklist for Family Melitidae Bousfield, 1973
and region India (South Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
245
998
2525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
244
997
2524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
109
327
621
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
51
111
170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
23
62
105
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
9
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for India
9 Genera with 22 Species
Dulichiella Stout, 18262SpeciesTaxom
Elasmopus Costa, 19075SpeciesTaxom
Eriopisa Stebbing, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Eriopisella Chevreux, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Josephosella Ruffo, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Maera Leach, 19045SpeciesTaxom
Mallacoota Barnard, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Melita Leach, 19044SpeciesTaxom
Quadrimaera Krapp-Schick..., 19381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for India
22 Species
Dulichiella cotesi Giles, 1890
Dulichiella fresnelii Audouin, 1826
Elasmopus pectenicrus Bate, 1862
Elasmopus sivaprakasami Myers, Trive..., 2018
Elasmopus sokotrae (Walker & Scott, 1903)⇒ Mallacoota sokotrae Walker & Scott, 1903
Elasmopus spinibasus Sivaprakasam, 1970
Elasmopus spinidactylus Chevreux, 1907
Eriopisa chilkensis Chilton, 1921
Eriopisella chieregoi Ruffo, 1985
Josephosella andamana Ruffo, 1985
Maera grossimana Montagu, 1808
Maera hirondellei Chevreux, 1900
Maera latibrachioides (Sivaprakasam, 1969)⇒ Mallacoota latibrachioides Sivaprakasam, 1969
Maera mannarensis (Sivaprakasam, 1968)⇒ Linguimaera mannarensis Sivaprakasam, 1968
Maera othonides (Walker, 1904)⇒ Ceradomaera plumosa Ledoyer, 1973
Mallacoota latibrachioides Sivaprakasam, 1969
Mallacoota sokotrae Walker & Scott, 1903
Melita cotesi (Giles, 1890)⇒ Dulichiella cotesi Giles, 1890
Melita fresnelii Audouin, 1826
Melita orgasmos K.H. Barnard, 1940
Melita zeylanica Stebbing, 1904
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