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Checklist for Family Melitidae Bousfield, 1973
and region Virgin Islands (Leeward Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
163
368
602
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
162
366
600
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
74
135
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
33
55
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
17
37
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Hadziida
S. Karaman, 1932
3
7
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hadzioidea
S. Karaman, 1943
3
7
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelitidae
Bousfield, 1973
4
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Virgin Islands
4 Genera with 5 Species
Ceradocus Costa, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Elasmopus Costa, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Maera Leach, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Quadrimaera Krapp-Schick..., 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virgin Islands
5 Species
Ceradocus shoemakeri Fox, 1973
Elasmopus balkomanus Thomas & J. ..., 1988
Elasmopus pocillimanus Bate, 1862
Maera quadrimana (Schellenberg, 1938)⇒ Quadrimaera quadrimana Dana, 1852
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