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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
107
254
441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
107
254
441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
36
56
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
20
35
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
10
22
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Hadziida
S. Karaman, 1932
1
4
7
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hadzioidea
S. Karaman, 1943
1
4
7
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelitidae
Bousfield, 1973
4
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tonga
4 Genera with 7 Species
Elasmopus Costa, 19074SpeciesTaxom
Eriopisella Chevreux, 1920
0SpeciesTaxom
Mallacoota Barnard, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Quadrimaera Krapp-Schick..., 19382SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tonga
7 Species
Elasmopus alalo Myers, 1986
Elasmopus gracilis Schellenberg, 1938
Elasmopus molokai J.L. Barnard, 1970
Elasmopus spinidactylus Chevreux, 1907
Mallacoota nananui Myers, 1985
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