Melitidae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Superclassis: Multicrustacea
Classis: Malacostraca
Subclassis: Eumalacostraca
Superordo: Peracarida
Ordo: Amphipoda
Subordo: Gammaridea
Superfamilia: Hadzioidea

Familia: Melitidae
Genera: Abludomelita – Allomelita – †Alsacomelita – Anchialella – Armatomelita – Barnardomelita – Brachina – Carnarimelita – Cottarellia – Cuneimelita – Dentimelita – Desdimelita – Dulichiella – Exitomelita – Fiha – Galapsiellus – Josephosella – Ledoyeromelita – Liuomelita – Megamoera – Melita – Melitoides – Nainaloa – Norcapensis – Nurina – Paraniphargus – Parapherusa – Poropisa – Quasimelita – Rotomelita – Tegano – Verdeia
Name

Melitidae Bousfield, 1973

Type genus: Melita Leach, 1814

References
Additional references

Ariyama, H. 2015: Three new species of the Eriopisa group (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Eriopisidae) from Japan, with the description of a new genus. Zootaxa 3949(1): 91–110. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3949.1.4. Preview (PDF) Reference page.
Hirayama, A. 1986. Taxonomic Studies on the Shallow Water Gammaridean Amphipoda of West Kyushu, Japan. VI. Lysianassidae (Orchomene), Megaluropus family group, Melitides (Cottesloe, Jerbarnia, Maera, Ceradocus, Eriopisella, Dulichiella). Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory. 31, 1-2, 1-35; figs. 197-220. DOI: 10.5134/176120 Open access Reference page. [see page 25]
Labay, V.S. 2014. Review of amphipods of the Melita group (Amphipoda: Melitidae) from the coastal waters of Sakhalin Island (Far East of Russia). II. Genera Quasimelita Jarrett & Bousfield, 1996 and Melitoides Gurjanova, 1934. Zootaxa 3869(3): 237–280. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3869.3.3 Reference page.
Labay, V.S. 2016. Review of amphipods of the Melita group (Amphipoda: Melitidae) from the coastal waters of Sakhalin Island (Far East of Russia). III. Genera Abludomelita Karaman, 1981 and Melita Leach, 1814. Zootaxa 4156(1): 1–73. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4156.1.1 Reference page.

Links

De Broyer, C.; Costello, M.; Bellan-Santini, D. (2010). Melitidae. In: Lowry, J. (2010) World Amphipoda database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=101397 on 2010-10-15

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

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.
J. K. Lowry & R. T. Springthorpe (2009). "Melitidae, the Melita group" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2260: 718–735.