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Checklist for Family Melitidae Bousfield, 1973
and region West Europe (Europe)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
383
1636
4503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
379
1629
4494
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
190
796
2279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
89
325
874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
34
160
500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Hadziida
S. Karaman, 1932
6
25
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hadzioidea
S. Karaman, 1943
6
25
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelitidae
Bousfield, 1973
11
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Europe
11 Genera with 33 Species
Abludomelita Karaman, 18134SpeciesTaxom
Ceradocus Costa, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Elasmopus Costa, 20154SpeciesTaxom
Eriopisa Stebbing, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Eriopisella Chevreux, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Gammarella Bate, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Maera Leach, 19716SpeciesTaxom
Megamoera Bate, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Melita Leach, 19559SpeciesTaxom
Quadrimaera Krapp-Schick..., 18524SpeciesTaxom
Wimvadocus Krapp-Schick..., 18661SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Europe
33 Species
Abludomelita aculeata Chevreux, 1911
Abludomelita gladiosa Bate, 1862
Abludomelita matilda
Abludomelita obtusata Montagu, 1813
Ceradocus spinicauda Holmes, 1908
Elasmopus mcluerensis Hughes & Lowry, 2011
Elasmopus pocillimanus Bate, 1862
Elasmopus rapax Costa, 1853Gammarid
Elasmopus thalyae Gouillieux &..., 2015
Eriopisa elongata Bruzelius, 1859
Eriopisella pusilla Chevreux, 1920
Gammarella fucicola Leach, 1814
Maera grossimana Montagu, 1808
Maera hirondellei Chevreux, 1900
Maera inaequipes Costa, 1857
Maera othonis (Milne-Edwards, 1830)⇒ Othomaera othonis Milne-Edwards, 1830
Maera similis Stout, 1913River-bank grape
Maera sodalis Karaman & Ruffo, 1971
Megamoera dentata Krøyer, 1842
Melita bulla Karaman, 1978
Melita dentata Kroyer, 1842
Melita gladiosa (Bate, 1862)⇒ Abludomelita gladiosa Bate, 1862
Melita hergensis Reid, 1939
Melita nitida Smith, 1873Comanche Peak prairie clover
Melita obtusata (Montagu, 1813)⇒ Abludomelita obtusata Montagu, 1813
Melita palmata Montagu, 1804
Melita plumulosa Zeidler, 1989
Melita valesi Karaman, 1955
Quadrimaera cristianae Krapp-Schick..., 2000
Quadrimaera inaequipes A. Costa, 1851
Quadrimaera miranda Ruffo, Krapp..., 2000
Quadrimaera quadrimana Dana, 1852
Wimvadocus torelli Goës, 1866


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