Melitidae

Abludomelita obtusata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Hadzioidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Crustacea Superclassis: Multicrustacea Classis: Malacostraca Subclassis: Eumalacostraca Superordo: Peracarida Ordo: Amphipoda Subordo: Gammaridea Superfamilia: Hadzioidea

Familia: Melitidae
Genera (31): Abludomelita – Allomelita – Alsacomelita – Anchialella – Armatomelita – Barnardomelita – Brachina – Carnarimelita – Cottarellia – Cottesloe – Cuneimelita – Desdimelita – Dulichiella – Exitomelita – Fiha – Galapsiellus – Josephosella – Ledoyeromelita – Megamoera – Melita – Melitoides – Nainaloa – Norcapensis – Nurina – Paraniphargus – Parapherusa – Poropisa – Quasimelita – Rotomelita – Tegano – Verdeia

Note:The genera Hornellia & Metaceradocus previously listed here as under Melitidae are actually under familia Hornelliidae, superfamilia Calliopioidea which still need to be created in Wikispecies.

Name

Melitidae Bousfield, 1973

References

Additional references

Ariyama, H. 2015: Three new species of the Eriopisa group (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Eriopisidae) from Japan, with the description of a new genus. Zootaxa 3949(1): 91–110. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3949.1.4. Preview (PDF) Reference page.

Hirayama, A. 1986. Taxonomic Studies on the Shallow Water Gammaridean Amphipoda of West Kyushu, Japan. VI. Lysianassidae (Orchomene), Megaluropus family group, Melitides (Cottesloe, Jerbarnia, Maera, Ceradocus, Eriopisella, Dulichiella). Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory. 31, 1-2, 1-35; figs. 197-220. DOI: 10.5134/176120 Reference page. [see page 25]

Labay, V.S. 2014. Review of amphipods of the Melita group (Amphipoda: Melitidae) from the coastal waters of Sakhalin Island (Far East of Russia). II. Genera Quasimelita Jarrett & Bousfield, 1996 and Melitoides Gurjanova, 1934. Zootaxa 3869(3): 237–280. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3869.3.3 Reference page.

Labay, V.S. 2016. Review of amphipods of the Melita group (Amphipoda: Melitidae) from the coastal waters of Sakhalin Island (Far East of Russia). III. Genera Abludomelita Karaman, 1981 and Melita Leach, 1814. Zootaxa 4156(1): 1–73. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4156.1.1 Reference page.

Links

De Broyer, C.; Costello, M.; Bellan-Santini, D. (2010). Melitidae. In: Lowry, J. (2010) World Amphipoda database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=101397 on 2010-10-15

Melitidae in the World Register of Marine Species

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