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Melitidae Bousfield, 1973

111065  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:111065)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Arthropoda (Phylum)
  4. Crustacea (Subphylum)
  5. Malacostraca (Class)
  6. Amphipoda (Order)
  7. Melitidae (Family)
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  1. Genus Abludomelita Karaman, 1981
  2. Genus Allomelita Stock, 1984
  3. Genus Alsacomelita G. Karaman, 1984 †
  4. Genus Anchialella J.L. Barnard, 1979
  5. Genus Armatomelita Labay, 2013
  6. Genus Barnardomelita Labay, 2016
  7. Genus Brachina Barnard & Williams, 1995
  8. Genus Carnarimelita Bousfield, 1990
  9. Genus Cottarellia Ruffo, 1994
  10. Genus Cuneimelita Senna & Serejo, 2012
  11. Genus Desdimelita Jarrett & Bousfield, 1996
  12. Genus Dulichiella Stout, 1912
  13. Genus Eriopisa Wrzesniovsky, 1890
  14. Genus Exitomelita Tandberg, Rapp, Schander, Vader, Sweetman & Berge, 2011
  15. Genus Fiha Stock, 1988
  16. Genus Galapsiellus J.L. Barnard, 1976
  17. Genus Josephosella Ruffo, 1985
  18. Genus Ledoyeromelita Labay, 2016
  19. Genus Liuomelita Yanrong, Zhu, Sha & Ren, 2021
  20. Genus Megamoera Bate, 1862
  21. Genus Melita Leach, 1814
  22. Genus Melitoides Gurjanova, 1934
  23. Genus Nainaloa Karaman & Barnard, 1979
  24. Genus Norcapensis Bradbury & Williams, 1997
  25. Genus Nurina Bradbury & Eberhard, 2000
  26. Genus Paraniphargus Tattersall, 1925
  27. Genus Parapherusa Stebbing, 1906
  28. Genus Poropisa G. Karaman, 1984
  29. Genus Quasimelita Jarrett & Bousfield, 1996
  30. Genus Rotomelita J.L. Barnard, 1977
  31. Genus Saldanha Springthorpe & Lowry, 2025
  32. Genus Tegano Barnard & Karaman, 1982
  33. Genus Verdeia Lowry & Springthorpe, 2007
  34. Genus Boscia Leach, 1814 accepted as Melita Leach, 1814 (nomen nudum)
  35. Genus Caledopisa Stock & Iliffe, 1995 accepted as Tegano Barnard & Karaman, 1982 (synonym)
  36. Genus Caliniphargus Stout, 1913 accepted as Melita Leach, 1814
  37. Genus Chloris Haswell, 1880 accepted as Parapherusa Stebbing, 1906
  38. Genus Eriopis Wrzesniovsky, 1890 accepted as Eriopisa Stebbing, 1890 (spelling variation)
  39. Genus Harmomia Haswell, 1879 accepted as Parapherusa Stebbing, 1906
  40. Genus Harmonia Haswell, 1879 accepted as Parapherusa Stebbing, 1906
  41. Genus Leptothoe Stimpson, 1854 accepted as Maera Leach, 1814
  42. Genus Maerza Latreille in Cuvier, 1817 accepted as Maera Leach, 1814
  43. Genus Megamaera Bate, 1862 accepted as Megamoera Bate, 1862
  44. Genus Megoemera Thomson, 1893 accepted as Megamoera Bate, 1862
  45. Genus Melia Billberg, 1820 accepted as Melita Leach, 1814
  46. Genus Melite Latreille in Cuvier, 1817 accepted as Melita Leach, 1814
  47. Genus Moera H. Milne Edwards, 1840 accepted as Maera Leach, 1814
  48. Genus Muelleria Leach, 1814 accepted as Maera Leach, 1814
  49. Genus Mulleria Leach, 1814 accepted as Maera Leach, 1814
  50. Genus Mülleria Leach, 1814 accepted as Maera Leach, 1814
  51. Genus Neogammaropsis Stout, 1913 accepted as Elasmopus Costa, 1853
  52. Genus Quadrimarea accepted as Quadrimaera Krapp-Schickel & Ruffo, 2000
  53. Genus Quadrus G. Karaman, 1984 accepted as Tegano Barnard & Karaman, 1982
  54. Genus Raptor Gistl, 1848 accepted as Melita Leach, 1814
  55. Genus Roropisa G. Karaman, 1984 accepted as Victoriopisa Karaman & Barnard, 1979
  56. Genus Tabatzius McKinney & Barnard, 1977 accepted as Nuuanu J.L. Barnard, 1970
  57. Genus Valettiella Griffiths, 1977 accepted as Nuuanu J.L. Barnard, 1970
  58. Genus Cottesloe Barnard, 1974 (uncertain, unassessed)
  59. Genus Maeropsis Chevreux, 1927 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  60. Genus Melitoides Gurjanova, 1936 (uncertain, unassessed)
  61. Genus Meximaera Barnard, 1969 (uncertain, unassessed)
  62. Genus Sriha Stock, 1988 (uncertain, unassessed)
  63. Genus Vocitopisa (uncertain, unassessed)
marine
recent + fossil
Not documented
IRMNG (2025). Melitidae Bousfield, 1973. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=111065 on 2025-09-11
Date
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2006-11-05 23:00:00Z
created
Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
changed
Rees, Tony

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

basis of record WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] 

current name source Lowry unpublished list 2006 [details] 

extant flag source as per included genera [details] 

habitat flag source Lowry 2006 [details] 
Unreviewed
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Crustacea (Subphylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Eumalacostraca (Subclass) > Peracarida (Superorder) > Amphipoda (Order) > Gammaridea (Suborder) > Melitidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Marine, sometimes brackish (Parker) [details]

Habitat Marine and nonmarine [details]
To WoRMS 
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