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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
375
1949
5357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
372
1943
5351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
205
942
2057
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
95
442
958
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
35
191
486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Hadziida
S. Karaman, 1932
5
42
114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hadzioidea
S. Karaman, 1943
5
42
114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelitidae
Bousfield, 1973
18
80
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Polynesia
18 Genera with 80 Species
Abludomelita Karaman, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Carnarimelita Bousfield, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Ceradocopsis Schellenberg, 19723SpeciesTaxom
Ceradocus Costa, 19395SpeciesTaxom
Cottesloe Barnard, 01SpeciesTaxom
Desdimelita Jarrett and ..., 19961SpeciesTaxom
Dulichiella Stout, 20054SpeciesTaxom
Elasmopus Costa, 197222SpeciesTaxom
Eriopisella Chevreux, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Gammarella Bate, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Maera Leach, 19729SpeciesTaxom
Mallacoota Barnard, 18799SpeciesTaxom
Melita Leach, 19619SpeciesTaxom
Netamelita J. L. Barnard, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Nuuanu Barnard, 20132SpeciesTaxom
Quadrimaera Krapp-Schick..., 18797SpeciesTaxom
Rotomelita J. L. Barnard, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Tagua Lowry & Fenwick, 19831SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Polynesia
80 Species
Abludomelita awa
Abludomelita californica Alderman, 1936
Carnarimelita janstocki Bousfield, 1990
Ceradocopsis carnleyi Stephensen, 1927
Ceradocopsis macracantha Lowry & Fenwick, 1983
Ceradocopsis peke J.L. Barnard, 1972
Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) crenatipalma Ledoyer, 1979
Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) hawaiensis J.L. Barnard, 1955
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 australis Haswell, 1879
Dulichiella oahu Lowry & Spri..., 2007
Dulichiella pacifica Lowry & Spri..., 2005
Elasmopus alalo Myers, 1986
Elasmopus bollonsi Chilton, 1915
Elasmopus calliactis Edmondson, 1951
Elasmopus crenulatus Berents, 1983
Elasmopus diplonyx Schellenberg, 1938
Elasmopus gracilis Schellenberg, 1938
Elasmopus hooheno J.L. Barnard, 1970
Elasmopus incomptus Hughes, 2015
Elasmopus integer Myers, 1989
Elasmopus molokai J.L. Barnard, 1970
Elasmopus neglectus Chilton, 1915
Elasmopus norfolkensis Hughes, 2015
Elasmopus pectenicrus Bate, 1862
Elasmopus piikoi J.L. Barnard, 1970
Elasmopus pocillimanus Bate, 1862
Elasmopus pseudaffinis Schellenberg, 1938
Elasmopus rapax Costa, 1853Gammarid
Elasmopus souillacensis Appadoo & Myers, 2003
Elasmopus spinidactylus Chevreux, 1907
Elasmopus subcarinatus (Haswell, 1879)⇒ Mallacoota subcarinata Haswell, 1879
Elasmopus takamotus Myers, 1986
Elasmopus wahine J.L. Barnard, 1972
Eriopisella sechellensis Chevreux, 1901
Gammarella hybophora Lowry & Fenwick, 1983
Maera incerta Chilton, 1883
Maera lindsae (Myers, 1989)⇒ Glossomaera lindsae Myers, 1989
Maera mastersi (Haswell, 1880)⇒ Maera mastersii Haswell, 1879
Maera mastersii Haswell, 1879
Maera octodens (Sivaprakasam, 1968)⇒ Glossomaera octodens Sivaprakasam, 1968
Maera pacifica (Schellenberg, 1938)⇒ Quadrimaera pacifica Schellenberg, 1938
Maera serrata (Schellenberg, 1938)⇒ Quadrimaera serrata Schellenberg, 1938
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 insignis Chevreux, 1901
Mallacoota nananui Myers, 1985
Mallacoota petriei Thomson, 1882
Mallacoota sirius Hughes, 2011
Mallacoota subcarinata Haswell, 1879
Melita awa J.L. Barnard, 1972
Melita californica Alderman, 1936
Melita festiva Chilton, 1885
Melita gayi Nicolet, 1849
Melita inaequistylis Dana, 1852
Melita matilda J.L. Barnard, 1972
Melita myersi G. Karaman, 1987
Melita pahuwai J.L. Barnard, 1970
Melita solada J.L. Barnard, 1961
Nuuanu amikai J.L. Barnard, 1970Common Atlantic grenadier
Nuuanu quintalana Hughes & Bopiah, 2013
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
Quadrimaera viridis Haswell, 1879
Rotomelita ana J.L. Barnard, 1977
Rotomelita lokoa J.L. Barnard, 1977
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