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Checklist for Family Melitidae Bousfield, 1973
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
246
1090
2530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
245
1089
2527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
102
259
323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
56
132
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
19
58
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Hadziida
S. Karaman, 1932
2
7
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hadzioidea
S. Karaman, 1943
2
7
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelitidae
Bousfield, 1973
5
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Papua New Guinea
5 Genera with 4 Species
Abludomelita Karaman, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Dulichiella Stout, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Elasmopus Costa, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Eriopisella Chevreux, 1920
0SpeciesTaxom
Jerbarnia Croker, 1971
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
4 Species
Abludomelita obtusata Montagu, 1813
Dulichiella appendiculata Say, 1818
Elasmopus rapax Costa, 1853Gammarid
Elasmopus spinidactylus Chevreux, 1907


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