Taxonomy Profile: Melitidae (Bousfield 1973)

Melitidae: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Family
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Melitidae: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Protostomia
Superdivision : Ecdysozoa
Phylum : Arthropoda
arthropods |
Artrópode |
arthropodes |
Subphylum : Crustacea
crustaceans |
crustáceo |
crustacés |
Class : Malacostraca
Subclass : Eumalacostraca
Superorder : Peracarida
barata da praia |
pulga da praia |
tatuzinho de jardim |
Order : Amphipoda
amphipods |
amphipodes |
Suborder : Gammaridea
gammarid amphipods |
Family : Melitidae
Melitidae Direct Children(s):
Ceradocus
(Costa 1853)
Elasmopus
(Costa 1853)
Eriopisa
(Stebbing 1890)
Maera
(Leach 1814)
Melita
(Leach 1814)
Melitoides
(Gurjanova 1934)
Jerbarnia
(Croker 1971)
Dulichiella
(Stout 1912)
Netamelita
(J L Barnard 1962)
Eriopisella
(Chevreux 1920)
Tabatzius
(McKinney and Barnard 1977)
Abludomelita
(Karaman 1981)
Carnarimelita
(Bousfield 1989)
Anamaera
(Thomas and Barnard 1985)
Desdimelita
(Jarrett and Bousfield 1996)
Gammarella
(Bate 1857)
Lupimaera
(Barnard and Karaman 1982)
Mallacoota
(J L Barnard 1972)
Megamoera
(Bate 1862)
Quadrimaera
(Krapp-Schickel and Ruffo 2000)
Quasimelita
(Jarrett and Bousfield 1996)
Rotomelita
(J L Barnard 1977)
Wimvadocus
(Krapp-Schickel and Jarrett 2000)
Spathiopus
(Thomas and Barnard 1985)
Nuuanu
(Barnard 1970)
Melitidae: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Melitidae
Source:
American Fisheries Society Special Publication 31
Acquired:
2004-05-18
Notes:
McLaughlin et al. 2005. Common and Scientific Names of Aquatic Invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Crustaceans. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 31
Reference for:
Melitidae
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Martin, Joel W., and George E. Davis
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2001-12-14 / 2001-12-14
Article/Chapter Title:
An Updated Classification of the Recent Crustacea
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles, Science Series 39
Page(s):
124
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/1-891276-27-1
Notes:
Reference for:
Melitidae
Melitidae: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Melitidae: Comments