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Checklist for Family Melitidae Bousfield, 1973
and region Venezuela (Northern South America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
205
595
1110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
204
594
1109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
99
269
457
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
59
149
263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
23
72
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Hadziida
S. Karaman, 1932
4
15
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hadzioidea
S. Karaman, 1943
4
15
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelitidae
Bousfield, 1973
11
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Venezuela
11 Genera with 32 Species
Anamaera Thomas and B..., 19851SpeciesTaxom
Ceradocus Costa, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Dulichiella Stout, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Elasmopus Costa, 197911SpeciesTaxom
Eriopisa Stebbing, 20032SpeciesTaxom
Eriopsia1SpeciesTaxom
Maera Leach, 19403SpeciesTaxom
Megamoera Bate, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Melita Leach, 19873SpeciesTaxom
Netamelita J. L. Barnard, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Quadrimaera Krapp-Schick..., 18526SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Venezuela
32 Species
Anamaera hixoni Thomas & J. ..., 1985
Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) rubromaculatus Stimpson, 1856
Ceradocus shoemakeri Fox, 1973
Dulichiella appendiculata Say, 1818
Elasmopus balkomanus Thomas & J. ..., 1988
Elasmopus bampo J.L. Barnard, 1979
Elasmopus brasiliensis Dana, 1855
Elasmopus elieri Ortiz, Lalan..., 2004
Elasmopus levis (S. I. Smith, 1873)⇒ Maera vagans K.H.Barnard, 1940
Elasmopus pectenicrus Bate, 1862
Elasmopus pocillimanus Bate, 1862
Elasmopus rapax Costa, 1853Gammarid
Elasmopus spinidactylus Chevreux, 1907
Elasmopus thomasi Ortiz & Lalana, 1994
Elasmopus zoanthidea J.L. Barnard, 1979
Eriopisa incisa McKinney, Ka..., 1978
Eriopisa mochimae Van Der Ham ..., 2003
Eriopsia mochimae Van Der Ham ..., 2003
Maera pacifica (Schellenberg, 1938)⇒ Quadrimaera pacifica Schellenberg, 1938
Maera quadrimana (Schellenberg, 1938)⇒ Quadrimaera quadrimana Dana, 1852
Maera vagans K.H.Barnard, 1940
Megamoera dentata Krøyer, 1842
Melita leiotelson Vonk, 1989
Melita persona G. Karaman, 1987
Melita stocki G. Karaman, 1987
Netamelita barnardi McKinney, Ka..., 1978
Quadrimaera ceres Ruffo, Krapp..., 2000
Quadrimaera christianae Krapp-Schick..., 2000
Quadrimaera cristianae Krapp-Schick..., 2000
Quadrimaera inaequipes A. Costa, 1851
Quadrimaera pacifica Schellenberg, 1938
Quadrimaera quadrimana Dana, 1852


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