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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
103
280
570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
103
280
570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
34
55
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
17
29
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
10
20
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Hadziida
S. Karaman, 1932
3
7
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hadzioidea
S. Karaman, 1943
3
7
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelitidae
Bousfield, 1973
3
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Samoa
3 Genera with 6 Species
Elasmopus Costa, 19703SpeciesTaxom
Mallacoota Barnard, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Quadrimaera Krapp-Schick..., 19382SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Samoa
6 Species
Elasmopus alalo Myers, 1986
Elasmopus gracilis Schellenberg, 1938
Elasmopus hooheno J.L. Barnard, 1970
Mallacoota insignis Chevreux, 1901
Quadrimaera pacifica Schellenberg, 1938
Quadrimaera serrata Schellenberg, 1938


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