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Checklist for Family Melitidae Bousfield, 1973
and region Lizard Island (Lizard Island group, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
144
401
734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
144
401
734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
75
181
315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
47
105
197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
21
57
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Hadziida
S. Karaman, 1932
3
14
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hadzioidea
S. Karaman, 1943
3
14
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelitidae
Bousfield, 1973
9
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Lizard Island
9 Genera with 26 Species
Ceradocus Costa, 19834SpeciesTaxom
Dulichiella Stout, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Elasmopus Costa, 19835SpeciesTaxom
Jerbarnia Croker, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Mallacoota Barnard, 20096SpeciesTaxom
Melita Leach, 20092SpeciesTaxom
Netamelita J. L. Barnard, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Quadrimaera Krapp-Schick..., 19384SpeciesTaxom
Tegano Barnard & Ka..., 20091SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lizard Island
26 Species
Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) crenatipalma Ledoyer, 1979
Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) oxyodus Berents, 1983
Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) yandala Berents, 1983
Ceradocus woorree Berents, 1983
Dulichiella australis Haswell, 1879
Dulichiella pacifica Lowry & Spri..., 2005
Elasmopus alalo Myers, 1986
Elasmopus crenulatus Berents, 1983
Elasmopus hooheno J.L. Barnard, 1970
Elasmopus slatyeri Lowry & Hughes, 2009
Elasmopus spinicarpus Berents, 1983
Jerbarnia stocki Thomas & Bar..., 1990
Mallacoota balara Berents, 1983
Mallacoota capricornia Lowry & Hughes, 2009
Mallacoota euroka Lowry & Spri..., 2005
Mallacoota insignis Chevreux, 1901
Mallacoota nananui Myers, 1985
Mallacoota scopulosa Lowry & Hughes, 2009
Melita myersi G. Karaman, 1987
Melita sampsonae Lowry & Spri..., 2009
Netamelita lacerta Yerman, 2009
Quadrimaera pacifica Schellenberg, 1938
Quadrimaera quadrimana Dana, 1852
Quadrimaera reishi J.L. Barnard, 1979
Quadrimaera serrata Schellenberg, 1938
Tegano atkinsae Lowry & Spri..., 2009


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