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Taxonomy of Family Melitidae Bousfield, 1973


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
1033
12148
92586
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
995
11546
91261
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
562
6179
46428
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
286
2974
19848
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
126
1479
10491
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Hadziida
S. Karaman, 1932
16
239
1492
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Hadzioidea
S. Karaman, 1943
14
238
1491
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyMelitidae
Bousfield, 1973
72
845
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Melitidae Bousfield, 1973
GenusAbludomelita
Karaman, 1981
37Species
GenusAlsacomelita
G. Karaman, 1984
1Species
GenusAnamaera
Thomas and Barnard, 1985
2Species
GenusArmatomelita
Labay, 2013
1Species
GenusBarnardomelita
1Species
GenusBrachina
Barnard & Wiliams, 1995
1Species
GenusCaledopisa
Stock & Illife, 1995
  ⇒ Tegano
1Species
GenusCaliniphargus
Stout, 1913
1Species
GenusCarnarimelita
Bousfield, 1989
1Species
GenusCephalopisella
G. Karaman, 1984
1Species
GenusCeradocopsis
Schellenberg, 1926
7Species
GenusCeradocus
Costa, 1853
60Species
GenusChloris
Haswell, 1880
Greenfinches
0Species
GenusCottarellia
Ruffo, 1994
1Species
GenusCottesloe
Barnard, 1974
  ⇒ Gammarella
4Species
GenusCuneimelita
Senna & Serejo, 2012
1Species
GenusDentimelita
Paz-Ríos & Pech, 2022
1Species
GenusDesdimelita
Jarrett and Bousfield, 1996
8Species
GenusDulichiella
Stout, 1912
22Species
GenusElasmopus
Costa, 1853
158Species
GenusEriopis
Wrzesniovsky, 1890
0Species
GenusEriopisa
Stebbing, 1890
25Species
GenusEriopisella
Chevreux, 1920
16Species
GenusEriopsia
1Species
GenusExitomelita
Tandberg, Rapp, Schander, Vader, Sweetman & Berge, 2011
2Species
GenusFiha
Stock, 1988
1Species
GenusGalapsiellus
J.L. Barnard, 1976
1Species
GenusGammarella
Bate, 1857
14Species
GenusHarmomia
Haswell, 1879
1Species
GenusHarmonia
Haswell, 1879
0Species
GenusJerbarnia
Croker, 1971
6Species
GenusJosephosella
Ruffo, 1985
8Species
GenusLedoyeromelita
Labay, 2016
2Species
GenusLeptothoe
Stimpson, 1854
  ⇒ Maera
1Species
GenusLiuomelita
Yanrong, Zhu, Sha & Ren, 2021
1Species
GenusLupimaera
Barnard and Karaman, 1982
1Species
GenusMaera
Leach, 1814
130Species
GenusMaeracunha
Stephensen, 1949
  ⇒ Ceradocopsis
1Species
GenusMaerza
Latreille in Cuvier, 1817
  ⇒ Maera
0Species
GenusMallacoota
Barnard, 1972
39Species
GenusMegamoera
Bate, 1862
34Species
GenusMegoemera
Thomson, 1893
  ⇒ Megamoera
0Species
GenusMelita
Leach, 1814
132Species
GenusMelite
Latreille in Cuvier, 1817
  ⇒ Melita
0Species
GenusMelitoides
Gurjanova, 1934
4Species
GenusMuelleria
Leach, 1814
  ⇒ Maera
0Species
GenusMulleria
Leach, 1814
  ⇒ Maera
0Species
GenusMülleria
Leach, 1814
  ⇒ Maera
0Species
GenusNainaloa
Karaman & Barnard, 1979
1Species
GenusNeogammaropsis
Stout, 1913
1Species
GenusNetamelita
J. L. Barnard, 1962
5Species
GenusNurina
Bradbury & Eberhard, 2000
1Species
GenusNuuanu
Barnard, 1970
22Species
GenusPoropisa
G. Karaman, 1984
0Species
GenusProtomedia
1Species
GenusQuadrimaera
Krapp-Schickel and Ruffo, 2000
49Species
GenusQuadrimarea  ⇒ Quadrimaera
2Species
GenusQuadrus
G. Karaman, 1984
0Species
GenusQuasimelita
Jarrett and Bousfield, 1996
7Species
GenusRaptor
Gistl, 1848
0Species
GenusRoropisa
G. Karaman, 1984
  ⇒ Victoriopisa
2Species
GenusRotomelita
J. L. Barnard, 1977
3Species
GenusSpathiopus
Thomas and Barnard, 1985
2Species
GenusSpiniferopisella
G. Karaman, 1984
0Species
GenusSriha
Stock, 1988
1Species
GenusTabatzius
McKinney & Barnard, 1977
  ⇒ Nuuanu
2Species
GenusTagua
Lowry & Fenwick, 1983
1Species
GenusTegano
Barnard & Karaman, 1982
12Species
GenusValettiella
Griffiths, 1977
1Species
GenusVerdeia
Lowry & Springthorpe, 2007
2Species
GenusVocitopisa
0Species
GenusWimvadocus
Krapp-Schickel and Jarrett, 2000
1Species


Distribution and Species lists of Melitidae Bousfield, 1973
#ABCDEFGIJKMNOPRSTUVY
Albania
1 Genus  1 Species
Algeria
4 Genera  5 Species
Angola
3 Genera  4 Species
Antigua and Barbuda
3 Genera  2 Species
Argentina
7 Genera  12 Species
Australia
21 Genera  123 Species
Austria
3 Genera  0 Species
Bahamas
4 Genera  3 Species
Barbados
3 Genera  3 Species
Belgium
5 Genera  10 Species
Belize
2 Genera  2 Species
Brazil
10 Genera  31 Species
Bulgaria
1 Genus  1 Species
Cameroon
1 Genus  1 Species
Canada
11 Genera  39 Species
Cape Verde
1 Genus  2 Species
Chile
2 Genera  2 Species
China
2 Genera  3 Species
Colombia
8 Genera  15 Species
Cook Islands
5 Genera  9 Species
Costa Rica
4 Genera  5 Species
Croatia
6 Genera  9 Species
Cuba
5 Genera  9 Species
Cyprus
4 Genera  4 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 Genus  1 Species
Denmark
7 Genera  10 Species
East Timor
3 Genera  4 Species
Ecuador
4 Genera  11 Species
Egypt
7 Genera  14 Species
Fiji
7 Genera  14 Species
Finland
3 Genera  3 Species
France
9 Genera  25 Species
Georgia
4 Genera  2 Species
Germany
4 Genera  8 Species
Greece
8 Genera  24 Species
Guinea
2 Genera  2 Species
Iceland
4 Genera  15 Species
India
9 Genera  22 Species
Indonesia
5 Genera  10 Species
Ireland
5 Genera  7 Species
Israel
1 Genus  1 Species
Italy
8 Genera  29 Species
Jamaica
1 Genus  1 Species
Japan
8 Genera  17 Species
Kenya
4 Genera  7 Species
Kiribati
2 Genera  2 Species
Madagascar
5 Genera  15 Species
Malawi
3 Genera  6 Species
Malaysia
4 Genera  0 Species
Maldives
2 Genera  3 Species
Malta
2 Genera  3 Species
Marshall Islands
6 Genera  11 Species
Mauritania
2 Genera  2 Species
Mauritius
7 Genera  15 Species
Mexico
11 Genera  40 Species
Micronesia
8 Genera  18 Species
Monaco
1 Genus  1 Species
Morocco
4 Genera  4 Species
Mozambique
1 Genus  2 Species
Namibia
5 Genera  5 Species
Netherlands
7 Genera  12 Species
New Zealand
13 Genera  47 Species
Norway
14 Genera  39 Species
Oman
1 Genus  1 Species
Palau
2 Genera  3 Species
Panama
3 Genera  3 Species
Papua New Guinea
5 Genera  4 Species
Peru
2 Genera  2 Species
Philippines
7 Genera  7 Species
Poland
1 Genus  1 Species
Portugal
6 Genera  14 Species
Republic South Africa
12 Genera  26 Species
Russia
6 Genera  9 Species
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1 Genus  1 Species
Samoa
3 Genera  6 Species
Senegal
1 Genus  2 Species
Seychelles
4 Genera  3 Species
Sierra Leone
1 Genus  3 Species
Singapore
1 Genus  2 Species
Slovenia
1 Genus  1 Species
Solomon Islands
12 Genera  22 Species
South Korea
1 Genus  1 Species
Spain
6 Genera  16 Species
Sri Lanka
8 Genera  20 Species
Sweden
6 Genera  11 Species
Taiwan
1 Genus  0 Species
Tanzania
3 Genera  3 Species
Thailand
4 Genera  3 Species
Tonga
4 Genera  7 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
1 Genus  0 Species
Tunisia
4 Genera  6 Species
Turkey
3 Genera  5 Species
Tuvalu
1 Genus  0 Species
Ukraine
1 Genus  1 Species
United Kingdom
8 Genera  31 Species
Uruguay
1 Genus  2 Species
USA
25 Genera  132 Species
Venezuela
11 Genera  32 Species
Vietnam
2 Genera  2 Species
Yemen
2 Genera  2 Species


Distribution on islands
#ABCFGHIKLMNORSTVW
Anholt
3 Genera  3 Species
Antipodes Islands
1 Genus  1 Species
Azores
6 Genera  14 Species
Baffin Island
2 Genera  1 Species
Beckholmen
1 Genus  1 Species
Bruny Island
5 Genera  5 Species
Capricorn Group
5 Genera  15 Species
Clarke Island
1 Genus  1 Species
Fuerteventura
1 Genus  1 Species
Gran Canaria
1 Genus  1 Species
Hebrides
2 Genera  2 Species
Heron Island
2 Genera  4 Species
Inner Hebrides
1 Genus  1 Species
Isla Isabel
1 Genus  5 Species
Isla Isabella
1 Genus  1 Species
Isla Lobos
1 Genus  2 Species
Isla Santa Cruz
2 Genera  2 Species
Islands of Chile
4 Genera  9 Species
Kodiak Island
2 Genera  2 Species
La Gomera
1 Genus  1 Species
Lanzarote
1 Genus  2 Species
Lord Howe Island
3 Genera  6 Species
Macaronesia
6 Genera  16 Species
North Rock
1 Genus  0 Species
North Solitary Island
1 Genus  1 Species
North West Solitary Island
3 Genera  5 Species
Northern Isles
3 Genera  3 Species
One Tree Island
5 Genera  14 Species
Rottnest Island
3 Genera  5 Species
Santa Barbara Island
1 Genus  1 Species
Santa Catalina Island
1 Genus  1 Species
Santa Catalina Island (California)
1 Genus  1 Species
Santa Cruz Island
3 Genera  10 Species
Santa Cruz Island (California)
1 Genus  1 Species
Santa Rosa Island
1 Genus  1 Species
Santa Rosa Island (California)
1 Genus  1 Species
Shetland Islands
3 Genera  3 Species
Shetland Mainland
2 Genera  2 Species
Skye
1 Genus  1 Species
Snares Islands
7 Genera  10 Species
Solitary Islands
6 Genera  12 Species
South Solitary Island
2 Genera  2 Species
South West Solitary Island
2 Genera  2 Species
Split Solitary Island
5 Genera  5 Species
Stradbroke Island
3 Genera  3 Species
Tenerife
3 Genera  3 Species
Thursday Island
3 Genera  3 Species
Vancouver Island
6 Genera  8 Species
Victoria Island (Russia)
1 Genus  1 Species
Wellington
2 Genera  2 Species


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