1. Species Melita alaskensis Jarrett & Bousfield, 1996
2. Species Melita alluaudi Ledoyer, 1982
3. Species Melita anmyeonensis Shin, Coleman & Kim, 2013
4. Species Melita bingoensis Yamato, 1987
5. Species Melita bousfieldi García-Madrigal, 2010
6. Species Melita bulla Karaman, 1978
7. Species Melita celericula Croker, 1971
8. Species Melita choshigawaensis Tomikawa, Hirashima, Hirai & Uchiyama, 2018
9. Species Melita coroninii Heller, 1866
10. Species Melita corticis Appadoo & Myers, 2005
11. Species Melita davilae Ortiz & Winfield, 2016
12. Species Melita donghaiensis Ren, 2012
13. Species Melita elongata Sheridan, 1980
14. Species Melita festiva (Chilton, 1885)
15. Species Melita gayi (Nicolet, 1849)
16. Species Melita guanaense Ortiz, Garcia-Debras & Lalana, 2002
17. Species Melita haiphongensis Dang & Le, 2011
18. Species Melita hergensis Reid, 1939
19. Species Melita hoshinoi Yamato, 1990
20. Species Melita inaequistylis Dana, 1852
21. Species Melita intermedia Sheridan, 1979
22. Species Melita kauerti J.L. Barnard, 1972
23. Species Melita koreana Stephensen, 1944
24. Species Melita laevidorsum Stephensen, 1944
25. Species Melita lagunae Oliveira, 1953
26. Species Melita longidactyla Hirayama, 1987
27. Species Melita longisetosa Sheridan, 1980
28. Species Melita lowryi Springthorpe, 2023
29. Species Melita mangrovi Oliveira, 1953
30. Species Melita mirzajanii Krapp-Schickel & Sket, 2015
31. Species Melita miyakoensis Tomikawa & Aoyagi in Tomikawa, Sasaki, Aoyagi & Nakano, 2022
32. Species Melita myersi G. Karaman, 1987
33. Species Melita nagatai Yamato, 1987
34. Species Melita nitida S.I. Smith in Verrill & Smith, 1874
35. Species Melita nitidaformis Labay, 2003
36. Species Melita nitidula Ruffo, 1958
37. Species Melita nunomurai Tomikawa & Sasaki in Tomikawa, Sasaki, Aoyagi & Nakano, 2022
38. Species Melita ogasawaraensis Tomikawa & Sasaki in Tomikawa, Sasaki, Aoyagi & Nakano, 2022
39. Species Melita okinawaensis Tomikawa & Nakano in Tomikawa, Sasaki, Aoyagi & Nakano, 2022
40. Species Melita ophiocola Lowry & Springthorpe, 2005
41. Species Melita oregonensis J.L. Barnard, 1954
42. Species Melita orgasmos K.H. Barnard, 1940
43. Species Melita pahuwai J.L. Barnard, 1970
44. Species Melita palmata (Montagu, 1804)
45. Species Melita persia Momtazi, Sari & Maghsoudlou, 2014
46. Species Melita persona G. Karaman, 1987
47. Species Melita petronioi Senna, Sorrentino, Machado & Torrent, 2012
48. Species Melita pilopropoda Hirayama, 1987
49. Species Melita planaterga Kunkel, 1910
50. Species Melita quadridentata Yamato, 1990
51. Species Melita ruffoi K.H. Barnard, 1940
52. Species Melita rylovae Bulyčeva, 1955
53. Species Melita sampsonae Lowry & Springthorpe, 2009
54. Species Melita setiflagella Yamato, 1988
55. Species Melita setimera Appadoo & Myers, 2005
56. Species Melita shimizui (Uéno, 1940)
57. Species Melita simplex Myers, 1985
58. Species Melita solada J.L. Barnard, 1961
59. Species Melita stocki G. Karaman, 1987
60. Species Melita sulca (Stout, 1913)
61. Species Melita tristanensis K.H. Barnard, 1965
62. Species Melita tuberculata Nagata, 1965
63. Species Melita zeylanica Stebbing, 1904
64. Species Melita abyssorum Stephensen, 1944 accepted as Quasimelita abyssorum (Stephensen, 1944) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
65. Species Melita aculeata Chevreux, 1911 accepted as Abludomelita aculeata (Chevreux, 1911) (Synonym)
66. Species Melita almagosa Sawicki & Holsinger, 2005 accepted as Paraniphargus almagosa (Sawicki & Holsinger, 2005) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
67. Species Melita amoena Hansen, 1888 accepted as Abludomelita amoena (Hansen, 1888)
68. Species Melita anisochir (Krøyer, 1845) accepted as Dulichiella anisochir (Krøyer, 1845) (superseded combination)
69. Species Melita annandalei (Tattersall, 1925) accepted as Paraniphargus annandalei Tattersall, 1925 (synonym)
70. Species Melita appendiculata (Say, 1818) accepted as Dulichiella appendiculata (Say, 1818)
71. Species Melita australis Haswell, 1879 accepted as Dulichiella australis (Haswell, 1879) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
72. Species Melita awa J.L. Barnard, 1972 accepted as Josephosella awa (J.L. Barnard, 1972) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
73. Species Melita breviarticulata Ren, 2012 accepted as Abludomelita breviarticulata (Ren, 2012) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
74. Species Melita californica Alderman, 1936 accepted as Abludomelita californica Alderman, 1936 accepted as Desdimelita californica (Alderman, 1936) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
75. Species Melita cognata Stock & Vonk, 1992 accepted as Paraniphargus cognata (Stock & Vonk, 1992) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
76. Species Melita cotesi Giles, 1890 accepted as Dulichiella cotesi (Giles, 1890) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
77. Species Melita dentata (Krøyer, 1842) sensu Pearse, 1912 accepted as Dulichiella appendiculata (Say, 1818) (misidentification)
78. Species Melita dentata (Krøyer, 1842) accepted as Megamoera dentata (Krøyer, 1842) (superseded combination)
79. Species Melita denticulata Nagata, 1965 accepted as Abludomelita denticulata (Nagata, 1965) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
80. Species Melita desdichada Barnard, 1962 accepted as Desdimelita desdichada (J.L. Barnard, 1962) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
81. Species Melita dulcicola Stock & Vonk, 1990 accepted as Paraniphargus dulcicola (Stock & Vonk, 1990) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
82. Species Melita excavata Ledoyer, 1979 accepted as Ledoyeromelita excavata (Ledoyer, 1979) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
83. Species Melita formosa Murdoch, 1885 accepted as Quasimelita formosa (Murdoch, 1885) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
84. Species Melita fresnelii (Audouin, 1826) accepted as Dulichiella fresnelii (Audouin, 1826)
85. Species Melita fucicola (Leach, 1814) accepted as Gammarella fucicola (Leach, 1814) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
86. Species Melita gladiosa Spence Bate & Westwood, 1862 accepted as Abludomelita gladiosa (Spence Bate & Westwood, 1862) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
87. Species Melita grandimana Chevreux, 1908 accepted as Verdeia grandimana (Chevreux, 1908) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
88. Species Melita hainanensis Ren & Andres, 2012 in Ren, 2012 accepted as Josephosella hainanensis (Ren & Andres, 2012 in Ren, 2012) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
89. Species Melita huanghaiensis Ren, 2012 accepted as Abludomelita huanghaiensis (Ren, 2012) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
90. Species Melita japonica Nagata, 1965 accepted as Abludomelita japonica (Nagata, 1965) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
91. Species Melita kodiakensis J.L. Barnard, 1964 accepted as Megamoera kodiakensis (J.L. Barnard, 1964) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
92. Species Melita latiflagella Ren & Andres, 2012 in Ren, 2012 accepted as Paraniphargus latiflagella (Ren & Andres, 2012 in Ren, 2012) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
93. Species Melita latimerus Bousfield, 1971 accepted as Nainaloa latimerus (Bousfield, 1971) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
94. Species Melita leiotelson Vonk, 1989 accepted as Tegano leiotelson (Vonk, 1989) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
95. Species Melita lignophila J.L. Barnard, 1961 accepted as Megamoera lignophila (J.L. Barnard, 1961) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
96. Species Melita machaera K.H. Barnard, 1955 accepted as Abludomelita machaera (K.H. Barnard, 1955) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
97. Species Melita matilda J.L. Barnard, 1972 accepted as Barnardomelita matilda (J.L. Barnard, 1972) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
98. Species Melita megacheles Giles, 1885 accepted as Cheiriphotis megacheles (Giles, 1885) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
99. Species Melita mikulitschae Gurjanova, 1985 accepted as Megamoera mikulitschae (Gurjanova, 1985)
100. Species Melita mucronata Griffiths, 1975 accepted as Abludomelita mucronata (Griffiths, 1975) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
101. Species Melita oba J.L. Barnard, 1972 accepted as Paraniphargus oba (J.L. Barnard, 1972) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
102. Species Melita obtusata (Montagu, 1813) accepted as Abludomelita obtusata (Montagu, 1813) (Synonym)
103. Species Melita pallida G.O. Sars, 1879 accepted as Megamoera pallida (G.O. Sars, 1879) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
104. Species Melita pellucida G.O. Sars, 1883 accepted as Allomelita pellucida (G.O. Sars, 1883) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
105. Species Melita plumulosa Zeidler, 1989 accepted as Josephosella plumulosa (Zeidler, 1989) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
106. Species Melita proxima Spence Bate & Westwood, 1862 accepted as Abludomelita obtusata (Montagu, 1813) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
107. Species Melita quadrispinosa Vosseler, 1889 accepted as Quasimelita quadrispinosa (Vosseler, 1889)
108. Species Melita ramsayi Haswell, 1879 accepted as Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) ramsayi (Haswell, 1879) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
109. Species Melita reidi Hamond, 1965 accepted as Desdimelita reidi (Hamond, 1965) accepted as Tegano reidi (Hamond, 1965)
110. Species Melita richardi Chevreux, 1900 accepted as Abludomelita richardi (Chevreux, 1900) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
111. Species Melita rotundactyla Ren, 2012 accepted as Abludomelita rotundactyla (Ren, 2012) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
112. Species Melita seticornis Bousfield, 1970 accepted as Tegano seticornis (Bousfield, 1970) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
113. Species Melita setipes (Dana, 1853) accepted as Quadrimaera setipes (Dana, 1853) (superseded combination)
114. Species Melita sexstachya Gamo, 1977 accepted as Abludomelita sexstachya (Gamo, 1977) accepted as Quasimelita sexstachya (Gamo, 1977)
115. Species Melita shiodamari Yamato, 1995 accepted as Tegano shiodamari (Yamato, 1995) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
116. Species Melita somovae Bulyčeva, 1952 accepted as Abludomelita somovae (Bulyčeva, 1952) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
117. Species Melita subchelata Schellenberg, 1925 accepted as Verdeia subchelata (Schellenberg, 1925) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
118. Species Melita unamoena Hirayama, 1987 accepted as Abludomelita unamoena (Hirayama, 1987) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
119. Species Melita valesi Karaman, 1955 accepted as Paraniphargus valesi (Karaman, 1955) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
120. Species Melita valida Shoemaker, 1955 accepted as Abludomelita valida (Shoemaker, 1955) accepted as Melitoides valida (Shoemaker, 1955)
121. Species Melita vietnamica Dang, 1967 accepted as Eriopisa vietnamica (Dang, 1967) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
122. Species Melita virgula Krapp-Schickel, Ruffo & Schiecke, 1994 accepted as Tegano virgula (Krapp-Schickel, Ruffo & Schiecke, 1994)
123. Species Melita vulcanella J.L. Barnard, 1979 accepted as Anchialella vulcanella J.L. Barnard, 1979
124. Species Melita oxynura Catta, 1875 (uncertain > unassessed)

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recent only

Leach, W.E. (1813-1815). Crustaceology. <em>In: Brewster, D. (ed.), The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia. Balfour, Edinburgh, vol. 7(1): 383–384 [1813], 7(2): 385–437, 765–766 [1814], 9(1): pl. CCXXI [1815].</em> , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37187640
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Horton, T.; Lowry, J.; De Broyer, C.; Bellan-Santini, D.; Copilas-Ciocianu, D.; Corbari, L.; Costello, M.J.; Daneliya, M.; Dauvin, J.-C.; Fišer, C.; Gasca, R.; Grabowski, M.; Guerra-García, J.M.; Hendrycks, E.; Hughes, L.; Jaume, D.; Jazdzewski, K.; Kim, Y.-H.; King, R.; Krapp-Schickel, T.; LeCroy, S.; Lörz, A.-N.; Mamos, T.; Senna, A.R.; Serejo, C.; Souza-Filho, J.F.; Tandberg, A.H.; Thomas, J.D.; Thurston, M.; Vader, W.; Väinölä, R.; Valls Domedel, G.; Vonk, R.; White, K.; Zeidler, W. (2024). World Amphipoda Database. Melita Leach, 1814. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/amphipoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=101679 on 2024-05-23

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