Melitidae

Melitidae
Abludomelita obtusata
Maerella tenuimana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Amphipoda
Suborder: Gammaridea
Superfamily: Hadzioidea
Family: Melitidae
Bousfield, 1973 [1]
Genera

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Melitidae is a family of amphipods. It contains around 45 genera, and formerly included a further 40 genera that are now placed in the family Maeridae.[2]

Genera

  • Abludomelita
  • Allomelita
  • Alsacomelita
  • Anchialella
  • Brachina
  • Caledopisa
  • Carinomelita
  • Cottarellia
  • Cottesloe
  • Desdimelita
  • Dulichiella
  • Eriopisa
  • Eriopisella
  • Gammarella
  • Hornellia
  • Indoniphargus
  • Jerbarnia
  • Josephosella
  • Maerella
  • Mallacoota
  • Megamoera
  • Melita
  • Metaceradocus
  • Netamelita
  • Nurina
  • Nuuanu
  • Parapherusa
  • Psammogammarus
  • Psammomelita
  • Rotomelita
  • Tabatzius
  • Tagua
  • Valettiella
  • Verdeia
  • Victoriopisa

References

  1. ↑ C. De Broyer, M. Costello & D. Bellan-Santini (2010). "Melitidae". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved May 27, 2010.
  2. ↑ J. K. Lowry & R. T. Springthorpe (2009). "Melitidae, the Melita group" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2260: 718–735.


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