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Checklist for Family Melitidae Bousfield, 1973
and region World Oceans


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
442
2839
10549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
439
2830
10522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
249
1402
4267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
120
621
1619
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
37
216
570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Hadziida
S. Karaman, 1932
6
51
147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hadzioidea
S. Karaman, 1943
6
51
147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelitidae
Bousfield, 1973
17
86
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for World Oceans
17 Genera with 86 Species
Abludomelita Karaman, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Ceradocopsis Schellenberg, 19495SpeciesTaxom
Ceradocus Costa, 193910SpeciesTaxom
Dulichiella Stout, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Elasmopus Costa, 201117SpeciesTaxom
Gammarella Bate, 19833SpeciesTaxom
Maera Leach, 19328SpeciesTaxom
Maeracunha Stephensen, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Mallacoota Barnard, 187915SpeciesTaxom
Megamoera Bate, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Melita Leach, 19657SpeciesTaxom
Melitoides Gurjanova, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Nuuanu Barnard, 20135SpeciesTaxom
Quadrimaera Krapp-Schick..., 18796SpeciesTaxom
Quasimelita Jarrett and ..., 18892SpeciesTaxom
Tagua Lowry & Fenwick, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Wimvadocus Krapp-Schick..., 18661SpeciesTaxom


Species list for World Oceans
86 Species
Abludomelita obtusata Montagu, 1813
Ceradocopsis carnleyi Stephensen, 1927
Ceradocopsis kergueleni Schellenberg, 1926
Ceradocopsis macracantha Lowry & Fenwick, 1983
Ceradocopsis peke J.L. Barnard, 1972
Ceradocopsis tristanensis Stephensen, 1949
Ceradocus (Ceradocus) oliveri Appadoo & Myers, 2006
Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) crenatipalma Ledoyer, 1979
Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) hawaiensis J.L. Barnard, 1955
Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) oxyodus Berents, 1983
Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) ramsayi Haswell, 1879
Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) rubromaculatus Stimpson, 1856
Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) serratus Bate, 1862
Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) yandala Berents, 1983
Ceradocus baudini Hughes, 2016
Ceradocus sellickensis Sheard, 1939
Dulichiella australis Haswell, 1879
Dulichiella pacifica Lowry & Spri..., 2005
Elasmopus alalo Myers, 1986
Elasmopus arrawarra Hughes & Lowry, 2006
Elasmopus bollonsi Chilton, 1915
Elasmopus canarius Krapp-Schick..., 1990
Elasmopus crenulatus Berents, 1983
Elasmopus erythraeus Kossmann, 1880
Elasmopus hooheno J.L. Barnard, 1970
Elasmopus mcluerensis Hughes & Lowry, 2011
Elasmopus pectenicrus Bate, 1862
Elasmopus pocillimanus Bate, 1862
Elasmopus rapax Costa, 1853Gammarid
Elasmopus spinibasus Sivaprakasam, 1970
Elasmopus spinicarpus Berents, 1983
Elasmopus spinidactylus Chevreux, 1907
Elasmopus wahine J.L. Barnard, 1972
Elasmopus warra Kelaher & Lowry, 2002
Elasmopus woodjonesi Hughes & Lowry, 2011
Gammarella berringar J.L. Barnard, 1974
Gammarella fucicola Leach, 1814
Gammarella hybophora Lowry & Fenwick, 1983
Maera ascensionis K.H. Barnard, 1932
Maera danae Stimpson, 1853
Maera grossimana Montagu, 1808
Maera hamigera (Appadoo, Mye..., 2002)⇒ Linguimaera pirloti Krapp-Schickel, 2003
Maera hirondellei Chevreux, 1900
Maera incerta Chilton, 1883
Maera loveni Bruzelius, 1859
Maera pfefferi K.H. Barnard, 1932
Maeracunha tristanensis (Stephensen, 1949)⇒ Ceradocopsis tristanensis Stephensen, 1949
Mallacoota balara Berents, 1983
Mallacoota barnardi Hughes, 2011
Mallacoota capricornia Lowry & Hughes, 2009
Mallacoota chandaniae Lowry & Spri..., 2005
Mallacoota chiltoni Kilgallen & ..., 2011
Mallacoota diemenensis Haswell, 1879
Mallacoota euroka Lowry & Spri..., 2005
Mallacoota insignis Chevreux, 1901
Mallacoota kameruka Lowry & Spri..., 2005
Mallacoota latibrachioides Sivaprakasam, 1969
Mallacoota nananui Myers, 1985
Mallacoota penelope Hughes, 2011
Mallacoota sirius Hughes, 2011
Mallacoota sokotrae Walker & Scott, 1903
Mallacoota subcarinata Haswell, 1879
Megamoera dentata Krøyer, 1842
Melita festiva Chilton, 1885
Melita gayi Nicolet, 1849
Melita inaequistylis Dana, 1852
Melita nitida Smith, 1873Comanche Peak prairie clover
Melita palmata Montagu, 1804
Melita solada J.L. Barnard, 1961
Melita tristanensis K.H. Barnard, 1965
Melitoides valida Shoemaker, 1955
Nuuanu beatricis Jaume & Box, 2007
Nuuanu mokari J.L. Barnard, 1974
Nuuanu quintalana Hughes & Bopiah, 2013
Nuuanu stuckeyorum Hughes & Bopiah, 2013
Nuuanu titaseyi Hughes & Bopiah, 2013
Quadrimaera ascensionis K.H. Barnard, 1932
Quadrimaera pacifica Schellenberg, 1938
Quadrimaera paphavasita
Quadrimaera quadrimana Dana, 1852
Quadrimaera serrata Schellenberg, 1938
Quadrimaera viridis Haswell, 1879
Quasimelita formosa Murdoch, 1885
Quasimelita quadrispinosa Vosseler, 1889
Tagua aporema Lowry & Fenwick, 1983
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