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Checklist for Family Melitidae Bousfield, 1973
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
135
417
789
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
135
417
789
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
50
117
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
22
37
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
12
21
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Hadziida
S. Karaman, 1932
2
5
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hadzioidea
S. Karaman, 1943
2
5
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelitidae
Bousfield, 1973
4
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
4 Genera with 7 Species
Dulichiella Stout, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Elasmopus Costa, 19073SpeciesTaxom
Mallacoota Barnard, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Quadrimaera Krapp-Schick..., 19382SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
7 Species
Dulichiella fresnelii Audouin, 1826
Elasmopus pectenicrus Bate, 1862
Elasmopus rapax Costa, 1853Gammarid
Elasmopus spinidactylus Chevreux, 1907
Mallacoota insignis Chevreux, 1901
Quadrimaera inaequipes A. Costa, 1851
Quadrimaera serrata 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