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Checklist for Family Melitidae Bousfield, 1973
and region Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
207
522
746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
206
521
743
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
115
283
390
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
49
100
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
21
50
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Hadziida
S. Karaman, 1932
3
8
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hadzioidea
S. Karaman, 1943
3
8
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelitidae
Bousfield, 1973
4
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Western Cape
4 Genera with 7 Species
Dulichiella Stout, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Elasmopus Costa, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Maera Leach, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Melita Leach, 19043SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
7 Species
Dulichiella appendiculata Say, 1818
Elasmopus levis (S. I. Smith, 1873)⇒ Maera vagans K.H.Barnard, 1940
Elasmopus rapax Costa, 1853Gammarid
Maera vagans K.H.Barnard, 1940
Melita inaequistylis Dana, 1852
Melita orgasmos K.H. Barnard, 1940
Melita zeylanica Stebbing, 1904


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