WoRMS taxon details
Melita Leach, 1814
101679 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:101679)
accepted
Genus
Cancer palmata Montagu, 1804 accepted as Melita palmata (Montagu, 1804) (type by monotypy)
Boscia Leach, 1814 · unaccepted (nomen nudum)
Caliniphargus Stout, 1913 · unaccepted
- Species Melita alaskensis Jarrett & Bousfield, 1996
- Species Melita alluaudi Ledoyer, 1982
- Species Melita anmyeonensis Shin, Coleman & Kim, 2013
- Species Melita bingoensis Yamato, 1987
- Species Melita bousfieldi García-Madrigal, 2010
- Species Melita bulla Karaman, 1978
- Species Melita celericula Croker, 1971
- Species Melita choshigawaensis Tomikawa, Hirashima, Hirai & Uchiyama, 2018
- Species Melita coroninii Heller, 1866
- Species Melita corticis Appadoo & Myers, 2005
- Species Melita davilae Ortiz & Winfield, 2016
- Species Melita donghaiensis Ren, 2012
- Species Melita elongata Sheridan, 1980
- Species Melita festiva (Chilton, 1885)
- Species Melita gayi (Nicolet, 1849)
- Species Melita guanaense Ortiz, Garcia-Debras & Lalana, 2002
- Species Melita haiphongensis Dang & Le, 2011
- Species Melita hergensis Reid, 1939
- Species Melita hoshinoi Yamato, 1990
- Species Melita inaequistylis Dana, 1852
- Species Melita intermedia Sheridan, 1979
- Species Melita kauerti J.L. Barnard, 1972
- Species Melita koreana Stephensen, 1944
- Species Melita laevidorsum Stephensen, 1944
- Species Melita lagunae Oliveira, 1953
- Species Melita longidactyla Hirayama, 1987
- Species Melita longisetosa Sheridan, 1980
- Species Melita lowryi Springthorpe, 2023
- Species Melita mangrovi Oliveira, 1953
- Species Melita mirzajanii Krapp-Schickel & Sket, 2015
- Species Melita myersi G. Karaman, 1987
- Species Melita nagatai Yamato, 1987
- Species Melita nitida S.I. Smith in Verrill & Smith, 1874
- Species Melita nitidaformis Labay, 2003
- Species Melita ophiocola Lowry & Springthorpe, 2005
- Species Melita oregonensis J.L. Barnard, 1954
- Species Melita orgasmos K.H. Barnard, 1940
- Species Melita pahuwai J.L. Barnard, 1970
- Species Melita palmata (Montagu, 1804)
- Species Melita persia Momtazi, Sari & Maghsoudlou, 2014
- Species Melita persona G. Karaman, 1987
- Species Melita petronioi Senna, Sorrentino, Machado & Torrent, 2012
- Species Melita pilopropoda Hirayama, 1987
- Species Melita planaterga Kunkel, 1910
- Species Melita quadridentata Yamato, 1990
- Species Melita ruffoi K.H. Barnard, 1940
- Species Melita rylovae Bulyčeva, 1955
- Species Melita sampsonae Lowry & Springthorpe, 2009
- Species Melita setiflagella Yamato, 1988
- Species Melita setimera Appadoo & Myers, 2005
- Species Melita simplex Myers, 1985
- Species Melita solada J.L. Barnard, 1961
- Species Melita stocki G. Karaman, 1987
- Species Melita sulca (Stout, 1913)
- Species Melita tristanensis K.H. Barnard, 1965
- Species Melita tuberculata Nagata, 1965
- Species Melita zeylanica Stebbing, 1904
- Species Melita abyssorum Stephensen, 1944 accepted as Quasimelita abyssorum (Stephensen, 1944) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Melita amoena Hansen, 1888 accepted as Abludomelita amoena (Hansen, 1888)
- Species Melita anisochir (Krøyer, 1845) accepted as Dulichiella anisochir (Krøyer, 1845) (superseded combination)
- Species Melita awa J.L. Barnard, 1972 accepted as Josephosella awa (J.L. Barnard, 1972) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Melita breviarticulata Ren, 2012 accepted as Abludomelita breviarticulata (Ren, 2012) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Melita californica Alderman, 1936 accepted as Abludomelita californica Alderman, 1936 accepted as Desdimelita californica (Alderman, 1936) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Melita dentata (Krøyer, 1842) accepted as Megamoera dentata (Krøyer, 1842) (superseded combination)
- Species Melita denticulata Nagata, 1965 accepted as Abludomelita denticulata (Nagata, 1965) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Melita desdichada Barnard, 1962 accepted as Desdimelita desdichada (J.L. Barnard, 1962) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Melita excavata Ledoyer, 1979 accepted as Ledoyeromelita excavata (Ledoyer, 1979) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Melita formosa Murdoch, 1885 accepted as Quasimelita formosa (Murdoch, 1885) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Melita fucicola (Leach, 1814) accepted as Gammarella fucicola (Leach, 1814) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Melita gladiosa Spence Bate & Westwood, 1862 accepted as Abludomelita gladiosa (Spence Bate & Westwood, 1862) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Melita grandimana Chevreux, 1908 accepted as Verdeia grandimana (Chevreux, 1908) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Melita hainanensis Ren & Andres, 2012 in Ren, 2012 accepted as Josephosella hainanensis (Ren & Andres, 2012 in Ren, 2012) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Melita huanghaiensis Ren, 2012 accepted as Abludomelita huanghaiensis (Ren, 2012) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Melita japonica Nagata, 1965 accepted as Abludomelita japonica (Nagata, 1965) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Melita kodiakensis J.L. Barnard, 1964 accepted as Megamoera kodiakensis (J.L. Barnard, 1964) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Melita latiflagella Ren & Andres, 2012 in Ren, 2012 accepted as Paraniphargus latiflagella (Ren & Andres, 2012 in Ren, 2012) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Melita leiotelson Vonk, 1989 accepted as Tegano leiotelson (Vonk, 1989) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Melita lignophila J.L. Barnard, 1961 accepted as Megamoera lignophila (J.L. Barnard, 1961) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Melita machaera K.H. Barnard, 1955 accepted as Abludomelita machaera (K.H. Barnard, 1955) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Melita matilda J.L. Barnard, 1972 accepted as Barnardomelita matilda (J.L. Barnard, 1972) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Melita megacheles Giles, 1885 accepted as Cheiriphotis megacheles (Giles, 1885) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Melita mikulitschae Gurjanova, 1985 accepted as Megamoera mikulitschae (Gurjanova, 1985)
- Species Melita mucronata Griffiths, 1975 accepted as Abludomelita mucronata (Griffiths, 1975) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Melita oba J.L. Barnard, 1972 accepted as Paraniphargus oba (J.L. Barnard, 1972) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Melita obtusata (Montagu, 1813) accepted as Abludomelita obtusata (Montagu, 1813) (Synonym)
- Species Melita pallida G.O. Sars, 1879 accepted as Megamoera pallida (G.O. Sars, 1879) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Melita pellucida G.O. Sars, 1883 accepted as Allomelita pellucida (G.O. Sars, 1883) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Melita proxima Spence Bate & Westwood, 1862 accepted as Abludomelita obtusata (Montagu, 1813) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Melita quadrispinosa Vosseler, 1889 accepted as Quasimelita quadrispinosa (Vosseler, 1889)
- Species Melita ramsayi Haswell, 1879 accepted as Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) ramsayi (Haswell, 1879) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Melita reidi Hamond, 1965 accepted as Desdimelita reidi (Hamond, 1965) accepted as Tegano reidi (Hamond, 1965)
- Species Melita richardi Chevreux, 1900 accepted as Abludomelita richardi (Chevreux, 1900) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Melita rotundactyla Ren, 2012 accepted as Abludomelita rotundactyla (Ren, 2012) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Melita seticornis Bousfield, 1970 accepted as Tegano seticornis (Bousfield, 1970) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Melita setipes (Dana, 1853) accepted as Quadrimaera setipes (Dana, 1853) (superseded combination)
- Species Melita sexstachya Gamo, 1977 accepted as Abludomelita sexstachya (Gamo, 1977) accepted as Quasimelita sexstachya (Gamo, 1977)
- Species Melita somovae Bulyčeva, 1952 accepted as Abludomelita somovae (Bulyčeva, 1952) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Melita unamoena Hirayama, 1987 accepted as Abludomelita unamoena (Hirayama, 1987) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Melita valesi Karaman, 1955 accepted as Paraniphargus valesi (Karaman, 1955) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Melita vietnamica Dang, 1967 accepted as Eriopisa vietnamica (Dang, 1967) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Melita virgula Krapp-Schickel, Ruffo & Schiecke, 1994 accepted as Tegano virgula (Krapp-Schickel, Ruffo & Schiecke, 1994)
- Species Melita vulcanella J.L. Barnard, 1979 accepted as Anchialella vulcanella J.L. Barnard, 1979
- Species Melita oxynura Catta, 1875 (uncertain > unassessed)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Leach, W.E. (1813-1815). Crustaceology. <em>In: Brewster, D. (ed.), The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia. Balfour, Edinburgh, vol. 7(1): 383–384 [1813], 7(2): 385–437, 765–766 [1814], 9(1): pl. CCXXI [1815].</em> , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37187640
page(s): 403; note: (Bottom-Left corner) [details]
page(s): 403; note: (Bottom-Left corner) [details]
Horton, T.; Lowry, J.; De Broyer, C.; Bellan-Santini, D.; Copilas-Ciocianu, D.; Corbari, L.; Costello, M.J.; Daneliya, M.; Dauvin, J.-C.; Fišer, C.; Gasca, R.; Grabowski, M.; Guerra-García, J.M.; Hendrycks, E.; Hughes, L.; Jaume, D.; Jazdzewski, K.; Kim, Y.-H.; King, R.; Krapp-Schickel, T.; LeCroy, S.; Lörz, A.-N.; Mamos, T.; Senna, A.R.; Serejo, C.; Souza-Filho, J.F.; Tandberg, A.H.; Thomas, J.D.; Thurston, M.; Vader, W.; Väinölä, R.; Valls Domedel, G.; Vonk, R.; White, K.; Zeidler, W. (2024). World Amphipoda Database. Melita Leach, 1814. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=101679 on 2024-11-10
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original description
Leach, W.E. (1813-1815). Crustaceology. <em>In: Brewster, D. (ed.), The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia. Balfour, Edinburgh, vol. 7(1): 383–384 [1813], 7(2): 385–437, 765–766 [1814], 9(1): pl. CCXXI [1815].</em> , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37187640
page(s): 403; note: (Bottom-Left corner) [details]
original description (of Caliniphargus Stout, 1913) Stout, V. R. (1913). Studies in Laguna Amphipoda. <em>Zoologische Jahrbucher. Abteilung fur Systematik, Okologie und Geographie der Tiere.</em> 34: 633-659. [details]
basis of record Bellan-Santini, D.; Costello, M.J. (2001). Amphipoda. <em>in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification.</em> Collection Patrimoines Naturels 50: pp. 295-308. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
additional source Webber, W.R., G.D. Fenwick, J.M. Bradford-Grieve, S.G. Eagar, J.S. Buckeridge, G.C.B. Poore, E.W. Dawson, L. Watling, J.B. Jones, J.B.J. Wells, N.L. Bruce, S.T. Ahyong, K. Larsen, M.A. Chapman, J. Olesen, J.S. Ho, J.D. Green, R.J. Shiel, C.E.F. Rocha, A. Lörz, G.J. Bird & W.A. Charleston. (2010). Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Crustacea: shrimps, crabs, lobsters, barnacles, slaters, and kin. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 2. Kingdom Animalia: Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, Ichnofossils.</em> pp. 98-232 (COPEPODS 21 pp.). [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Lincoln, R. J. (1979). British marine Amphipoda: Gammaridea. <em>British Museum (Natural History).</em> 658 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 403; note: (Bottom-Left corner) [details]
original description (of Caliniphargus Stout, 1913) Stout, V. R. (1913). Studies in Laguna Amphipoda. <em>Zoologische Jahrbucher. Abteilung fur Systematik, Okologie und Geographie der Tiere.</em> 34: 633-659. [details]
basis of record Bellan-Santini, D.; Costello, M.J. (2001). Amphipoda. <em>in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification.</em> Collection Patrimoines Naturels 50: pp. 295-308. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
additional source Webber, W.R., G.D. Fenwick, J.M. Bradford-Grieve, S.G. Eagar, J.S. Buckeridge, G.C.B. Poore, E.W. Dawson, L. Watling, J.B. Jones, J.B.J. Wells, N.L. Bruce, S.T. Ahyong, K. Larsen, M.A. Chapman, J. Olesen, J.S. Ho, J.D. Green, R.J. Shiel, C.E.F. Rocha, A. Lörz, G.J. Bird & W.A. Charleston. (2010). Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Crustacea: shrimps, crabs, lobsters, barnacles, slaters, and kin. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 2. Kingdom Animalia: Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, Ichnofossils.</em> pp. 98-232 (COPEPODS 21 pp.). [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Lincoln, R. J. (1979). British marine Amphipoda: Gammaridea. <em>British Museum (Natural History).</em> 658 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
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