Melitidae

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]

Not to be confused with Mellitidae or Melittidae.

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

See text

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
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References
  1. C. De Broyer, M. Costello & D. Bellan-Santini (2010). "Melitidae". World Register of Marine Species. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. 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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