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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
305
1001
2786
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
301
995
2773
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
168
574
1800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
84
254
724
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
31
107
386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Hadziida
S. Karaman, 1932
6
16
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hadzioidea
S. Karaman, 1943
6
16
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelitidae
Bousfield, 1973
8
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Italy
8 Genera with 29 Species
Abludomelita Karaman, 18132SpeciesTaxom
Ceradocus Costa, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Elasmopus Costa, 18535SpeciesTaxom
Eriopisa Stebbing, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Gammarella Bate, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Maera Leach, 19717SpeciesTaxom
Melita Leach, 19559SpeciesTaxom
Quadrimaera Krapp-Schick..., 18512SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Italy
29 Species
Abludomelita gladiosa Bate, 1862
Abludomelita obtusata Montagu, 1813
Ceradocus (Ceradocus) orchestiipes A. Costa, 1853
Ceradocus semiserratus (Bate, 1862)⇒ Animoceradocus semiserratus Bate, 1862
Elasmopus affinis (Della Valle, 1893)⇒ Elasmopus rapax Costa, 1853
Elasmopus brasiliensis Dana, 1855
Elasmopus pectenicrus Bate, 1862
Elasmopus pocillimanus Bate, 1862
Elasmopus rapax Costa, 1853Gammarid
Eriopisa elongata Bruzelius, 1859
Gammarella fucicola Leach, 1814
Maera aurora Krapp, Marti..., 1996
Maera grossimana Montagu, 1808
Maera hirondellei Chevreux, 1900
Maera inaequipes Costa, 1857
Maera schieckei Karaman & Ruffo, 1971
Maera schmidtii Stephensen, 1915
Maera sodalis Karaman & Ruffo, 1971
Melita aculeata Chevreux, 1911
Melita bulla Karaman, 1978
Melita coroninii Heller, 1866
Melita fucicola (Leach, 1814)⇒ Gammarella fucicola Leach, 1814
Melita gladiosa (Bate, 1862)⇒ Abludomelita gladiosa Bate, 1862
Melita hergensis Reid, 1939
Melita obtusata (Montagu, 1813)⇒ Abludomelita obtusata Montagu, 1813
Melita palmata Montagu, 1804
Melita valesi Karaman, 1955
Quadrimaera aurora Krapp-Schick..., 1996
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