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Checklist for Family Micheleidae Sakai, 1992
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
336
1958
6058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
334
1955
6050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
158
1273
4744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
157
1265
4714
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
147
1207
4462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Axiidea
de Saint Laurent, 1979
Ghost shrimps, Lobster shrimps
4
24
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Axioidea
Huxley, 1879
3
23
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMicheleidae
Sakai, 1992
4
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
4 Genera with 7 Species
Marcusiaxius Rodrigues an..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Meticonaxius De Man, 19972SpeciesTaxom
Michelea Kensley and ..., 19873SpeciesTaxom
Tethisea Poore, 19941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
7 Species
Marcusiaxius colpos Kensley & Heard, 1991
Meticonaxius dentatus Lin, 2006
Meticonaxius noumea Poore, 1997
Michelea novaecaledoniae Poore, 1997
Michelea papua Poore, 2018
Michelea vandoverae Gore, 1987
Tethisea indica Poore, 1994


Links, sources and further information
Micheleidae at biodiversity.org.au
Micheleidae at gbif.org
Micheleidae at irmng.org
Micheleidae at itis.gov
Micheleidae at marinespecies.org