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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
298
1033
2580
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
292
1026
2566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
171
637
1655
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
91
353
1054
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
34
138
470
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Hadziida
S. Karaman, 1932
5
26
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hadzioidea
S. Karaman, 1943
5
26
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelitidae
Bousfield, 1973
14
43
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West USA
14 Genera with 43 Species
Abludomelita Karaman, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Ceradocus Costa, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Desdimelita Jarrett and ..., 19964SpeciesTaxom
Dulichiella Stout, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Elasmopus Costa, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Eriopisa Stebbing, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Maera Leach, 19137SpeciesTaxom
Megamoera Bate, 19969SpeciesTaxom
Melita Leach, 19139SpeciesTaxom
Melitoides Gurjanova, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Quadrimaera Krapp-Schick..., 19693SpeciesTaxom
Quasimelita Jarrett and ..., 18892SpeciesTaxom
Verdeia Lowry & Spri..., 19251SpeciesTaxom
Wimvadocus Krapp-Schick..., 18661SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West USA
43 Species
Abludomelita californica Alderman, 1936
Ceradocus spinicauda Holmes, 1908
Ceradocus spinicaudus Holmes, 1908Nettles
Desdimelita californica Alderman, 1936
Desdimelita desdichada J.L. Barnard, 1962
Desdimelita microdentata Jarrett & Bo..., 1996
Desdimelita microphthalma Jarrett & Bo..., 1996
Dulichiella appendiculata Say, 1818
Elasmopus rapax Costa, 1853Gammarid
Eriopisa elongata Bruzelius, 1859
Maera danae Stimpson, 1853
Maera fusca Bate, 1864
Maera jerrica Krapp-Schick..., 2000
Maera loveni Bruzelius, 1859
Maera nelsonae Krapp-Schick..., 2000
Maera simile Stout, 1913River-bank grape
Maera similis Stout, 1913River-bank grape
Megamoera borealis Jarrett & Bo..., 1996
Megamoera bowmani Jarrett & Bo..., 1996
Megamoera dentata Krøyer, 1842
Megamoera glacialis Jarrett & Bo..., 1996
Megamoera kodiakensis J.L. Barnard, 1964
Megamoera mikulitschae Gurjanova, 1985
Megamoera rafiae Jarrett & Bo..., 1996
Megamoera subtener Stimpson, 1864
Megamoera unimaki Jarrett & Bo..., 1996
Melita alaskensis Jarrett & Bo..., 1996
Melita californica Alderman, 1936
Melita dentata Kroyer, 1842
Melita desdichada Barnard, 1962
Melita leonis
Melita nitida Smith, 1873Comanche Peak prairie clover
Melita oregonensis J.L. Barnard, 1954Grassland pricklypear
Melita rylovae Bulycheva, 1955
Melita sulca Stout, 1913
Melitoides valida Shoemaker, 1955
Quadrimaera inaequipes A. Costa, 1851
Quadrimaera miranda Ruffo, Krapp..., 2000
Quadrimaera vigota J.L. Barnard, 1969
Quasimelita formosa Murdoch, 1885
Quasimelita quadrispinosa Vosseler, 1889
Verdeia subchelata Schellenberg, 1925
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