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, 1863
- 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 superseded combination)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.; 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. Melitidae Bousfield, 1973. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=101397 on 2024-12-21
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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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| Japanese | メリタヨコエビ | [details] |
