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Checklist for Family Melitidae Bousfield, 1973
and region New Zealand (Polynesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
309
1248
2585
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
306
1243
2581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
183
762
1544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
89
368
727
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
30
142
321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Hadziida
S. Karaman, 1932
5
29
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hadzioidea
S. Karaman, 1943
5
29
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelitidae
Bousfield, 1973
13
47
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Zealand
13 Genera with 47 Species
Abludomelita Karaman, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Ceradocopsis Schellenberg, 19723SpeciesTaxom
Ceradocus Costa, 19393SpeciesTaxom
Cottesloe Barnard, 01SpeciesTaxom
Desdimelita Jarrett and ..., 19961SpeciesTaxom
Dulichiella Stout, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Elasmopus Costa, 19728SpeciesTaxom
Gammarella Bate, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Maera Leach, 19725SpeciesTaxom
Mallacoota Barnard, 18797SpeciesTaxom
Melita Leach, 19617SpeciesTaxom
Quadrimaera Krapp-Schick..., 20156SpeciesTaxom
Tagua Lowry & Fenwick, 19831SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Zealand
47 Species
Abludomelita awa
Abludomelita californica Alderman, 1936
Ceradocopsis carnleyi Stephensen, 1927
Ceradocopsis macracantha Lowry & Fenwick, 1983
Ceradocopsis peke J.L. Barnard, 1972
Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) rubromaculatus Stimpson, 1856
Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) yandala Berents, 1983
Ceradocus chiltoni Sheard, 1939
Cottesloe hybophorus
Desdimelita microdentata Jarrett & Bo..., 1996
Dulichiella appendiculata Say, 1818
Dulichiella pacifica Lowry & Spri..., 2005
Elasmopus bollonsi Chilton, 1915
Elasmopus crenulatus Berents, 1983
Elasmopus hooheno J.L. Barnard, 1970
Elasmopus neglectus Chilton, 1915
Elasmopus rapax Costa, 1853Gammarid
Elasmopus souillacensis Appadoo & Myers, 2003
Elasmopus subcarinatus (Haswell, 1879)⇒ Mallacoota subcarinata Haswell, 1879
Elasmopus wahine J.L. Barnard, 1972
Gammarella hybophora Lowry & Fenwick, 1983
Maera incerta Chilton, 1883
Maera mastersi (Haswell, 1880)⇒ Maera mastersii Haswell, 1879
Maera mastersii Haswell, 1879
Maera subcarinata (Haswell, 1880)⇒ Mallacoota subcarinata Haswell, 1879
Maera tepuni Barnard, 1972
Mallacoota balara Berents, 1983
Mallacoota capricornia Lowry & Hughes, 2009
Mallacoota chandaniae Lowry & Spri..., 2005
Mallacoota chiltoni Kilgallen & ..., 2011
Mallacoota petriei Thomson, 1882
Mallacoota sirius Hughes, 2011
Mallacoota subcarinata Haswell, 1879
Melita awa J.L. Barnard, 1972
Melita festiva Chilton, 1885
Melita gayi Nicolet, 1849
Melita inaequistylis Dana, 1852
Melita matilda J.L. Barnard, 1972
Melita myersi G. Karaman, 1987
Melita solada J.L. Barnard, 1961
Quadrimaera incerta Chilton, 1883
Quadrimaera pacifica Schellenberg, 1938
Quadrimaera quadrimana Dana, 1852
Quadrimaera reishi J.L. Barnard, 1979
Quadrimaera serrata Schellenberg, 1938
Quadrimaera vallaris Hughes, 2015
Tagua aporema Lowry & Fenwick, 1983


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