WoRMS taxon details
Armatomelita Labay, 2013
744421 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:744421)
accepted
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marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Labay, V. S. (2013). Review of amphipods of the <em>Melita</em> group (Amphipoda: Melitidae) from the costal waters of Sakhalin Island (Far East of Russia). I. Genera <em>Megamoera </em>Bate, 1862 and <em>Armatomelita</em> gen. nov. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3700(1): 65., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3700.1.3 [details] Available for editors 
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Etymology The name Armatomelita is based on the Latin word “armatus” (armed) combined with the older genus name Melita. This is...
Etymology The name Armatomelita is based on the Latin word “armatus” (armed) combined with the older genus name Melita. This is because this new genus has a dorsal armament on pereon, pleon and urosome segments, in addition to its close relation to the Melita group. The name is feminine in gender. [details]
Horton, T.; Lowry, J.; De Broyer, C.; Bellan-Santini, D.; Copila?-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. Armatomelita Labay, 2013. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=744421 on 2024-04-19
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Labay, V. S. (2013). Review of amphipods of the <em>Melita</em> group (Amphipoda: Melitidae) from the costal waters of Sakhalin Island (Far East of Russia). I. Genera <em>Megamoera </em>Bate, 1862 and <em>Armatomelita</em> gen. nov. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3700(1): 65., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3700.1.3 [details] Available for editors [request]
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Etymology The name Armatomelita is based on the Latin word “armatus” (armed) combined with the older genus name Melita. This is because this new genus has a dorsal armament on pereon, pleon and urosome segments, in addition to its close relation to the Melita group. The name is feminine in gender. [details]
