Melitidae
Encyclopedia
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.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of amphipods
Amphipoda
Amphipoda is an order of malacostracan crustaceans with no carapace and generally with laterally compressed bodies. The name amphipoda means "different-footed", and refers to the different forms of appendages, unlike isopods, where all the legs are alike. Of the 7,000 species, 5,500 are classified...
. It contains around 45 genera, and formerly included a further 40 genera that are now placed in the family Maeridae.
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