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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
490
2361
7068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
480
2331
7026
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
265
1335
4300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
130
649
2194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
58
306
1025
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Hadziida
S. Karaman, 1932
8
47
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hadzioidea
S. Karaman, 1943
8
47
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelitidae
Bousfield, 1973
16
71
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Europe
16 Genera with 71 Species
Abludomelita Karaman, 18133SpeciesTaxom
Ceradocus Costa, 186213SpeciesTaxom
Desdimelita Jarrett and ..., 19621SpeciesTaxom
Dulichiella Stout, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Elasmopus Costa, 18536SpeciesTaxom
Eriopisa Stebbing, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Eriopisella Chevreux, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Exitomelita Tandberg, Ra..., 20122SpeciesTaxom
Gammarella Bate, 18142SpeciesTaxom
Maera Leach, 186211SpeciesTaxom
Maeracunha Stephensen, 1949
0SpeciesTaxom
Megamoera Bate, 18646SpeciesTaxom
Melita Leach, 190419SpeciesTaxom
Quadrimaera Krapp-Schick..., 19382SpeciesTaxom
Quasimelita Jarrett and ..., 18892SpeciesTaxom
Wimvadocus Krapp-Schick..., 18661SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Europe
71 Species
Abludomelita californica Alderman, 1936
Abludomelita gladiosa Bate, 1862
Abludomelita obtusata Montagu, 1813
Ceradocus (Ceradocus) laevis Oleröd, 1970
Ceradocus (Ceradocus) oliveri Appadoo & Myers, 2006
Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) circe Lowry & Spri..., 2005
Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) cotonensis Appadoo & Myers, 2006
Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) crenatipalma Ledoyer, 1979
Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) oxyodus Berents, 1983
Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) ramsayi Haswell, 1879
Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) rubromaculatus Stimpson, 1856
Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) serratus Bate, 1862
Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) yandala Berents, 1983
Ceradocus baudini Hughes, 2016
Ceradocus sellickensis Sheard, 1939
Ceradocus semiserratus (Bate, 1862)⇒ Animoceradocus semiserratus Bate, 1862
Desdimelita desdichada J.L. Barnard, 1962
Dulichiella appendiculata Say, 1818
Elasmopus alalo Myers, 1986
Elasmopus brasiliensis Dana, 1855
Elasmopus neglectus Chilton, 1915
Elasmopus pectenicrus Bate, 1862
Elasmopus pocillimanus Bate, 1862
Elasmopus rapax Costa, 1853Gammarid
Eriopisa elongata Bruzelius, 1859
Eriopisella pusilla Chevreux, 1920
Exitomelita lignicola Tandberg, Ra..., 2013
Exitomelita sigynae Tandberg, Ra..., 2012
Gammarella brevicaudata (Milne-Edward..., 1814)⇒ Gammarella fucicola Leach, 1814
Gammarella fucicola Leach, 1814
Maera danae Stimpson, 1853
Maera grossimana Montagu, 1808
Maera inaequipes Costa, 1857
Maera longimana (Bate, 1857)⇒ Othomaera othonis Milne-Edwards, 1830
Maera loveni Bruzelius, 1859
Maera othonis (Milne-Edwards, 1830)⇒ Othomaera othonis Milne-Edwards, 1830
Maera prionochira Bruggen, 1907
Maera semiserratus (accepted as ..., 1862)⇒ Animoceradocus semiserratus Bate, 1862
Maera tenella (Dana, 1852)⇒ Quadrimaera serrata Schellenberg, 1938
Maera tenera Sars, 1885
Maera tenuimana (accepted as ..., 1862)⇒ Maerella tenuimana Bate, 1862
Megamoera brevicaudata (Spence Bate, 1862)⇒ Elasmopus rapax Costa, 1853
Megamoera dentata Krøyer, 1842
Megamoera longimanus (Bate, 1857)⇒ Othomaera othonis Milne-Edwards, 1830
Megamoera pallida G.O. Sars, 1879
Megamoera semiserrata (Bate, 1862)⇒ Animoceradocus semiserratus Bate, 1862
Megamoera subtener Stimpson, 1864
Melita dentata Kroyer, 1842
Melita festiva Chilton, 1885
Melita formosa Murdoch, 1866
Melita gayi Nicolet, 1849
Melita gladiosa (Bate, 1862)⇒ Abludomelita gladiosa Bate, 1862
Melita hergensis Reid, 1939
Melita machaera K.H. Barnard, 1955
Melita matilda J.L. Barnard, 1972
Melita nitida Smith, 1873Comanche Peak prairie clover
Melita nitidaformis Labay, 2003
Melita obtusa
Melita obtusata (Montagu, 1813)⇒ Abludomelita obtusata Montagu, 1813
Melita pallida G.O. Sars, 1879
Melita palmata Montagu, 1804
Melita pellucida (Sars, 1883)⇒ Allomelita pellucida Sars, 1882
Melita proxima Spence Bate ..., 1862
Melita reidi Hamond, 1965
Melita tristanensis K.H. Barnard, 1965
Melita zeylanica Stebbing, 1904
Quadrimaera inaequipes A. Costa, 1851
Quadrimaera serrata Schellenberg, 1938
Quasimelita formosa Murdoch, 1885
Quasimelita quadrispinosa Vosseler, 1889
Wimvadocus torelli Goës, 1866


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