WoRMS taxon details
Melitidae Bousfield, 1973
101397 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:101397)
accepted
Family
Genus Abludomelita Karaman, 1981
Genus Allomelita Stock, 1984
Genus Anchialella J.L. Barnard, 1979
Genus Armatomelita Labay, 2013
Genus Barnardomelita Labay, 2016
Genus Carnarimelita Bousfield, 1990
Genus Cottarellia Ruffo, 1994
Genus Cuneimelita Senna & Serejo, 2012
Genus Dentimelita Paz‐Ríos & Pech, 2022
Genus Desdimelita Jarrett & Bousfield, 1996
Genus Dulichiella Stout, 1912
Genus Exitomelita Tandberg, Rapp, Schander, Vader, Sweetman & Berge, 2012
Genus Galapsiellus J.L. Barnard, 1976
Genus Josephosella Ruffo, 1985
Genus Ledoyeromelita Labay, 2016
Genus Liuomelita Yanrong, Zhu, Sha & Ren, 2021
Genus Megamoera Spence Bate, 1862
Genus Melita Leach, 1814
Genus Melitoides Gurjanova, 1934
Genus Nainaloa Karaman & Barnard, 1979
Genus Nurina Bradbury & Eberhard, 2000
Genus Paraniphargus Tattersall, 1925
Genus Parapherusa Stebbing, 1906
Genus Poropisa G. Karaman, 1984
Genus Quasimelita Jarrett & Bousfield, 1996
Genus Rotomelita J.L. Barnard, 1977
Genus Tegano Barnard & Karaman, 1982
Genus Verdeia Lowry & Springthorpe, 2007
Genus Caledopisa Stock & Iliffe, 1995 accepted as Tegano Barnard & Karaman, 1982 (synonym)
Genus Caliniphargus Stout, 1913 accepted as Melita Leach, 1814
Genus Eriopis Wrzesniovsky, 1890 accepted as Eriopisa Stebbing, 1890 (spelling variation)
Genus Harmomia Haswell, 1879 accepted as Parapherusa Stebbing, 1906 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Genus Quadrus G. Karaman, 1984 accepted as Tegano Barnard & Karaman, 1982 (Junior homonym, Lepidoptera)
Genus Roropisa G. Karaman, 1984 accepted as Victoriopisa Karaman & Barnard, 1979
Genus Sriha Stock, 1988 accepted as Tegano Barnard & Karaman, 1982 (synonym)
Genus Tabatzius Mckinney & Barnard, 1977 accepted as Nuuanu J.L. Barnard, 1970
Genus Allomelita Stock, 1984
Genus Anchialella J.L. Barnard, 1979
Genus Armatomelita Labay, 2013
Genus Barnardomelita Labay, 2016
Genus Carnarimelita Bousfield, 1990
Genus Cottarellia Ruffo, 1994
Genus Cuneimelita Senna & Serejo, 2012
Genus Dentimelita Paz‐Ríos & Pech, 2022
Genus Desdimelita Jarrett & Bousfield, 1996
Genus Dulichiella Stout, 1912
Genus Exitomelita Tandberg, Rapp, Schander, Vader, Sweetman & Berge, 2012
Genus Galapsiellus J.L. Barnard, 1976
Genus Josephosella Ruffo, 1985
Genus Ledoyeromelita Labay, 2016
Genus Liuomelita Yanrong, Zhu, Sha & Ren, 2021
Genus Megamoera Spence Bate, 1862
Genus Melita Leach, 1814
Genus Melitoides Gurjanova, 1934
Genus Nainaloa Karaman & Barnard, 1979
Genus Nurina Bradbury & Eberhard, 2000
Genus Paraniphargus Tattersall, 1925
Genus Parapherusa Stebbing, 1906
Genus Poropisa G. Karaman, 1984
Genus Quasimelita Jarrett & Bousfield, 1996
Genus Rotomelita J.L. Barnard, 1977
Genus Tegano Barnard & Karaman, 1982
Genus Verdeia Lowry & Springthorpe, 2007
Genus Caledopisa Stock & Iliffe, 1995 accepted as Tegano Barnard & Karaman, 1982 (synonym)
Genus Caliniphargus Stout, 1913 accepted as Melita Leach, 1814
Genus Eriopis Wrzesniovsky, 1890 accepted as Eriopisa Stebbing, 1890 (spelling variation)
Genus Harmomia Haswell, 1879 accepted as Parapherusa Stebbing, 1906 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Genus Quadrus G. Karaman, 1984 accepted as Tegano Barnard & Karaman, 1982 (Junior homonym, Lepidoptera)
Genus Roropisa G. Karaman, 1984 accepted as Victoriopisa Karaman & Barnard, 1979
Genus Sriha Stock, 1988 accepted as Tegano Barnard & Karaman, 1982 (synonym)
Genus Tabatzius Mckinney & Barnard, 1977 accepted as Nuuanu J.L. Barnard, 1970
marine, brackish, fresh
Not documented
Distribution Cosmopolitan.
Distribution Cosmopolitan. [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.; Vonk, R.; White, K.; Zeidler, W. (2023). World Amphipoda Database. Melitidae Bousfield, 1973. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=101397 on 2023-06-07
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Bellan-Santini, D.; Costello, M.J. (2001). Amphipoda. <em>in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification.</em> Collection Patrimoines Naturels 50: pp. 295-308. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Martin, J.W., & Davis, G.E. (2001). An updated classification of the recent Crustacea. <em>Science Series, 39. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Los Angeles, CA (USA).</em> 124 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Costello, M.J., C. Emblow & R. White (EdS.). (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50. Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle: Paris, France.</em> 463 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source De Broyer, C.; Lowry, J.K.; Jazdzewski, K. & Robert, H. (2007). Catalogue of the Gammaridean and Corophiidean Amphipoda (Crustacea) of the Southern Ocean, with distribution and ecological data. In: De Broyer C. (ed.). Census of Antarctic Marine Life: Synopsis of the Amphipoda of the Southern Ocean. Vol. I. <em>Bulletin de l'Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique, Biologie.</em> 77, suppl. 1: 1-325. [details]
additional source Lowry, J. K.; Myers, A. A. (2013). A Phylogeny and Classification of the Senticaudata subord. nov. (Crustacea: Amphipoda). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3610(1): 1-80., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2013/f/zt03610p080.pdf [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Martin, J.W., & Davis, G.E. (2001). An updated classification of the recent Crustacea. <em>Science Series, 39. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Los Angeles, CA (USA).</em> 124 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request] additional source Costello, M.J., C. Emblow & R. White (EdS.). (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50. Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle: Paris, France.</em> 463 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source De Broyer, C.; Lowry, J.K.; Jazdzewski, K. & Robert, H. (2007). Catalogue of the Gammaridean and Corophiidean Amphipoda (Crustacea) of the Southern Ocean, with distribution and ecological data. In: De Broyer C. (ed.). Census of Antarctic Marine Life: Synopsis of the Amphipoda of the Southern Ocean. Vol. I. <em>Bulletin de l'Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique, Biologie.</em> 77, suppl. 1: 1-325. [details]
additional source Lowry, J. K.; Myers, A. A. (2013). A Phylogeny and Classification of the Senticaudata subord. nov. (Crustacea: Amphipoda). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3610(1): 1-80., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2013/f/zt03610p080.pdf [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Distribution Cosmopolitan. [details]Remark Caledopisa Stock & Iliffe, 1995 is transferred from the Eriopisa group to the Melitidae [details]
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