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Checklist for Family Melitidae Bousfield, 1973
and region South Asia (Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
273
1230
3979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
272
1229
3976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
128
458
1197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
61
151
267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
24
79
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Hadziida
S. Karaman, 1932
3
17
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hadzioidea
S. Karaman, 1943
3
17
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelitidae
Bousfield, 1973
11
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Asia
11 Genera with 37 Species
Abludomelita Karaman, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Ceradocus Costa, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Dulichiella Stout, 18263SpeciesTaxom
Elasmopus Costa, 187910SpeciesTaxom
Eriopisa Stebbing, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Eriopisella Chevreux, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Josephosella Ruffo, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Maera Leach, 18527SpeciesTaxom
Mallacoota Barnard, 18793SpeciesTaxom
Melita Leach, 19046SpeciesTaxom
Quadrimaera Krapp-Schick..., 19383SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Asia
37 Species
Abludomelita obtusata Montagu, 1813
Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) rubromaculatus Stimpson, 1856
Dulichiella anisochir Krøyer, 1845
Dulichiella cotesi Giles, 1890
Dulichiella fresnelii Audouin, 1826
Elasmopus dubius Walker, 1904
Elasmopus pectenicrus Bate, 1862
Elasmopus pseudaffinis Schellenberg, 1938
Elasmopus serrula (Walker, 1904)⇒ Elasmopus pectenicrus Bate, 1862
Elasmopus sivaprakasami Myers, Trive..., 2018
Elasmopus sokotrae (Walker & Scott, 1903)⇒ Mallacoota sokotrae Walker & Scott, 1903
Elasmopus spinibasus Sivaprakasam, 1970
Elasmopus spinidactylus Chevreux, 1907
Elasmopus spinimanus Walker, 1904
Elasmopus subcarinatus (Haswell, 1879)⇒ Mallacoota subcarinata Haswell, 1879
Eriopisa chilkensis Chilton, 1921
Eriopisella chieregoi Ruffo, 1985
Josephosella andamana Ruffo, 1985
Maera grossimana Montagu, 1808
Maera hirondellei Chevreux, 1900
Maera inaequipes Costa, 1857
Maera latibrachioides (Sivaprakasam, 1969)⇒ Mallacoota latibrachioides Sivaprakasam, 1969
Maera mannarensis (Sivaprakasam, 1968)⇒ Linguimaera mannarensis Sivaprakasam, 1968
Maera othonides (Walker, 1904)⇒ Ceradomaera plumosa Ledoyer, 1973
Maera tenella (Dana, 1852)⇒ Quadrimaera serrata Schellenberg, 1938
Mallacoota latibrachioides Sivaprakasam, 1969
Mallacoota sokotrae Walker & Scott, 1903
Mallacoota subcarinata Haswell, 1879
Melita anisochir (Krøyer, 1845)⇒ Dulichiella anisochir Krøyer, 1845
Melita cotesi (Giles, 1890)⇒ Dulichiella cotesi Giles, 1890
Melita fresnelii Audouin, 1826
Melita obtusata (Montagu, 1813)⇒ Abludomelita obtusata Montagu, 1813
Melita orgasmos K.H. Barnard, 1940
Melita zeylanica Stebbing, 1904
Quadrimaera inaequipes A. Costa, 1851
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