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Melitidae  Bousfield, 1973
Taxonomic Serial No.: 93746

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Family  
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: unknown   
  Latest Record Review: 2004   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomProtostomia   
          SuperphylumEcdysozoa   
             PhylumArthropoda  – Artrópode, arthropodes, arthropods  
                SubphylumCrustacea Brünnich, 1772 – crustacés, crustáceo, crustaceans  
                   ClassMalacostraca Latreille, 1802  
                      SubclassEumalacostraca Grobben, 1892  
                         SuperorderPeracarida Calman, 1904 – barata da praia, pulga da praia, tatuzinho de jardim  
                            OrderAmphipoda Latreille, 1816 – amphipods, amphipodes  
                               SuborderGammaridea Latreille, 1802 – gammarid amphipods  
                                  FamilyMelitidae Bousfield, 1973  
    Direct Children:  
                                     GenusAbludomelita Karaman, 1981  
                                     GenusAnamaera Thomas and Barnard, 1985  
                                     GenusCarnarimelita Bousfield, 1989  
                                     GenusCeradocus Costa, 1853  
                                     GenusDesdimelita Jarrett and Bousfield, 1996  
                                     GenusDulichiella Stout, 1912  
                                     GenusElasmopus Costa, 1853  
                                     GenusEriopisa Stebbing, 1890  
                                     GenusEriopisella Chevreux, 1920  
                                     GenusGammarella Bate, 1857  
                                     GenusJerbarnia Croker, 1971  
                                     GenusLupimaera Barnard and Karaman, 1982  
                                     GenusMaera Leach, 1814  
                                     GenusMallacoota J. L. Barnard, 1972  
                                     GenusMegamoera Bate, 1862  
                                     GenusMelita Leach, 1814  
                                     GenusMelitoides Gurjanova, 1934  
                                     GenusNetamelita J. L. Barnard, 1962  
                                     GenusNuuanu Barnard, 1970  
                                     GenusQuadrimaera Krapp-Schickel and Ruffo, 2000  
                                     GenusQuasimelita Jarrett and Bousfield, 1996  
                                     GenusRotomelita J. L. Barnard, 1977  
                                     GenusSpathiopus Thomas and Barnard, 1985  
                                     GenusTabatzius McKinney and Barnard, 1977  
                                     GenusWimvadocus Krapp-Schickel and Jarrett, 2000  
       

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  Source: American Fisheries Society Special Publication 31, pre-press (version 18-May-04)  
  Acquired: 2004   
  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   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Melitidae   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Martin, Joel W., and George E. Davis   
  Publication Date: 2001   
  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   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 1-891276-27-1   
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  Reference for: Melitidae   
       

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