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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
373
1690
4617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
368
1675
4598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
211
1016
2995
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
109
539
1716
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
48
243
761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Hadziida
S. Karaman, 1932
8
40
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hadzioidea
S. Karaman, 1943
8
40
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelitidae
Bousfield, 1973
14
41
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Scandinavia
14 Genera with 41 Species
Abludomelita Karaman, 18133SpeciesTaxom
Desdimelita Jarrett and ..., 19621SpeciesTaxom
Dulichiella Stout, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Elasmopus Costa, 18534SpeciesTaxom
Eriopisa Stebbing, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Exitomelita Tandberg, Ra..., 20122SpeciesTaxom
Gammarella Bate, 18142SpeciesTaxom
Maera Leach, 18858SpeciesTaxom
Maeracunha Stephensen, 1949
0SpeciesTaxom
Megamoera Bate, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Melita Leach, 196512SpeciesTaxom
Quadrimaera Krapp-Schick..., 19382SpeciesTaxom
Quasimelita Jarrett and ..., 18892SpeciesTaxom
Wimvadocus Krapp-Schick..., 18661SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Scandinavia
41 Species
Abludomelita californica Alderman, 1936
Abludomelita gladiosa Bate, 1862
Abludomelita obtusata Montagu, 1813
Desdimelita desdichada J.L. Barnard, 1962
Dulichiella appendiculata Say, 1818
Elasmopus brasiliensis Dana, 1855
Elasmopus pectenicrus Bate, 1862
Elasmopus pocillimanus Bate, 1862
Elasmopus rapax Costa, 1853Gammarid
Eriopisa elongata Bruzelius, 1859
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 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 tenella (Dana, 1852)⇒ Quadrimaera serrata Schellenberg, 1938
Maera tenera Sars, 1885
Megamoera dentata Krøyer, 1842
Megamoera pallida G.O. Sars, 1879
Melita dentata Kroyer, 1842
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 nitida Smith, 1873Comanche Peak prairie clover
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 tristanensis K.H. Barnard, 1965
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