WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Melitidae Bousfield, 1973

Melitidae Bousfield, 1973
AphiaID: 101397

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Crustacea (Subphylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Eumalacostraca (Subclass) > Peracarida (Superorder) > Amphipoda (Order) > Senticaudata (Suborder) > Hadziida (Infraorder) > Hadziidira (Parvorder) > Hadzioidea (Superfamily)

Status

accepted

Record
status

Checked by Taxonomic Editor

Rank

Family

Parent

Hadzioidea

Sources

basis of record: Bellan-Santini, D.; Costello, M.J. (2001). Amphipoda, 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. 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. Science Series, 39. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA). vii, 123 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source: Costello, M.J.; Emblow, C.; White, R. (Ed.). (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50. Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle: Paris, France. ISBN 2-85653-538-0. 463 pp. [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. Bulletin de l'Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique, Biologie 77, suppl. 1: 1-325. [details] [full text]

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Genus Abludomelita Karaman, 1981

Genus Allomelita Stock, 1984

» Species Allomelita pellucida (Sars, 1882)
» Species Allomelita aculeata accepted as Abludomelita aculeata (Chevreux, 1911)

Genus Alsacomelita G. Karaman, 1984
Genus Anchialella J.L. Barnard, 1979

» Species Anchialella vulcanella J.L. Barnard, 1979

Genus Brachina Barnard & Williams, 1995

» Species Brachina invasa Barnard & Williams, 1995

Genus Caledopisa Stock & Illife, 1995

» Species Caledopisa levis Stock & Illife, 1995

Genus Carnarimelita Bousfield, 1990

» Species Carnarimelita janstocki Bousfield, 1990

Genus Cottarellia Ruffo, 1994

» Species Cottarellia minima Ruffo, 1994

Genus Desdimelita Jarrett & Bousfield, 1996

» Species Desdimelita barnardi Jarrett & Bousfield, 1996
» Species Desdimelita californica (Alderman, 1936)
» Species Desdimelita desdichada (J.L. Barnard, 1962)
» Species Desdimelita microdentata Jarrett & Bousfield, 1996
» Species Desdimelita microphthalma Jarrett & Bousfield, 1996
» Species Desdimelita reidi (Hamond, 1965)
» Species Desdimelita transmelita Jarrett & Bousfield, 1996

Genus Dulichiella Stout, 1912

Genus Fiha Stock, 1988

» Species Fiha schminkei Stock, 1988

Genus Galapsiellus J.L. Barnard, 1976

» Species Galapsiellus leleuporum (Monod, 1970)

Genus Josephosella Ruffo, 1985

» Species Josephosella andamana Ruffo, 1985
» Species Josephosella debilis Stock & Illife, 1995
» Species Josephosella hamata Stock, 1988
» Species Josephosella microps Stock & Illife, 1995
» Species Josephosella proiecta Stock & Illife, 1995

Genus Megamoera Bate, 1862

Genus Melita Leach, 1814

» Variety Melita fresnelii var. subchelata Schellenberg, 1925 accepted as Verdeia subchelata (Schellenberg, 1925)

Genus Melitoides Gurjanova, 1934

» Species Melitoides makarovi Gurjanova, 1934
» Species Melitoides valida (Shoemaker, 1955)

Genus Nainaloa Karaman & Barnard, 1979

» Species Nainaloa latimerus (Bousfield, 1971)

Genus Norcapensis Bradbury & Williams, 1997

» Species Norcapensis mandibulis Bradbury & Williams, 1997

Genus Nurina Bradbury & Eberhard, 2000

» Species Nurina poulteri Bradbury & Eberhard, 2000

Genus Parapherusa Stebbing, 1906

» Species Parapherusa crassipes (Haswell, 1879)

Genus Poropisa G. Karaman, 1984
Genus Quasimelita Jarrett & Bousfield, 1996

» Species Quasimelita abyssorum (Stephensen, 1944)
» Species Quasimelita formosa (Murdoch, 1885)
» Species Quasimelita quadrispinosa (Vosseler, 1889)

Genus Rotomelita J.L. Barnard, 1977

» Species Rotomelita ana J.L. Barnard, 1977
» Species Rotomelita lokoa J.L. Barnard, 1977

Genus Tegano Barnard & Karaman, 1982

» Species Tegano atkinsae Lowry & Springthorpe, 2009
» Species Tegano barnardi Sawicki & Holsinger, 2005
» Species Tegano clavatus Sawicki & Holsinger, 2005
» Species Tegano levis (Stock & Illife, 1995)
» Species Tegano panglaoensis Sawicki & Holsinger, 2005
» Species Tegano seticornis (Bousfield, 1970)
» Species Tegano shiodamari (Yamato, 1995)
» Species Tegano vagabundus (G. Karaman, 1984)
» Species Tegano vermiamicus (Bamber, 2003)

Genus Verdeia Lowry & Springthorpe, 2007

» Species Verdeia grandimana (Chevreux, 1908)
» Species Verdeia subchelata (Schellenberg, 1925)

Genus Boscia Leach, 1814 accepted as Melita Leach, 1814
Genus Caliniphargus Stout, 1913 accepted as Melita Leach, 1814

» Species Caliniphargus sulcus Stout, 1913 accepted as Melita sulca (Stout, 1913)

Genus Eriopis Wrzesniovsky, 1890 accepted as Eriopisa Stebbing, 1890

» Species Eriopis croatica Jurinac, 1887 accepted as Niphargus croaticus (Jurinac, 1887)

Genus Paraniphargus Tattersall, 1925 accepted as Melita Leach, 1814

» Species Paraniphargus annandalei Tattersall, 1925 accepted as Melita annandalei (Tattersall, 1925)
» Species Paraniphargus leleuporum Monod, 1970 accepted as Galapsiellus leleuporum (Monod, 1970)
» Species Paraniphargus vermiamicus Bamber, 2003 accepted as Tegano vermiamicus (Bamber, 2003)

Genus Protomedia accepted as Protomedeia Krøyer, 1842

» Species Protomedia whitei Bate accepted as Cheirocratus sundevalli (Rathke, 1843)

Genus Quadrimarea accepted as Quadrimaera Krapp-Schickel & Ruffo, 2000

» Species Quadrimarea micheli Appadoo, Myers & Fagoonee, 2002 accepted as Quadrimaera micheli Appadoo, Myers & Fagoonee, 2002
» Species Quadrimarea mirandella Appadoo, Myers & Fagoonee, 2002 accepted as Quadrimaera mirandella Appadoo, Myers & Fagoonee, 2002

Genus Quadrus G. Karaman, 1984 accepted as Tegano Barnard & Karaman, 1982

» Species Quadrus vagabundus G. Karaman, 1984 accepted as Tegano vagabundus (G. Karaman, 1984)

Genus Roropisa G. Karaman, 1984 accepted as Victoriopisa Karaman & Barnard, 1979

» Species Roropisa atlantica (Stock & Platvoet, 1981) accepted as Victoriopisa atlantica Stock & Platvoet, 1981
» Species Roropisa epistomata (Griffiths, 1974) accepted as Victoriopisa epistomata (Griffiths, 1974)

Genus Tabatzius Mckinney & Barnard, 1977 accepted as Nuuanu J.L. Barnard, 1970

» Species Tabatzius copillius Mckinney & Barnard, 1977 accepted as Nuuanu copillius (Mckinney & Barnard, 1977)
» Species Tabatzius muelleri (Ortiz, 1976) accepted as Nuuanu muelleri (Ortiz, 1976)

Environment

marine

Links

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Note

Remark: Caledopisa Stock & Iliffe, 1995 is transferred from the Eriopisa group to the Melitidae [details]

LSID

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:101397

Taxonomic
Edit history

Date	action	by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z	created	Bellan-Santini, Denise
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z	checked	Costello, Mark
2005-05-02 07:36:34Z	changed	Cuvelier, Daphne
2007-01-29 08:28:04Z	changed	De Broyer, Claude
2007-02-08 07:55:58Z	changed	De Broyer, Claude
2013-02-18 14:21:54Z	changed	Horton, Tammy

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Citation: Horton, T.; De Broyer, C.; Costello, M.; Bellan-Santini, D. (2013). Melitidae. In: Lowry, J. (2013) World Amphipoda database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=101397 on 2013-05-23

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