Paramelitidae
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Amphipoda |
| Family | Paramelitidae |
| Published in | Bousfield, E. L. (1977). A new look at the systematics of Gammaroidean Amphipods of the World. Crustaceana Supplement, 4: 282–316. https://www.marinespecies.org/amphipoda/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=10835 |
| Habitat | FRESHWATER |
| Genera | 17 |
| Species records held | 71 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 168 |
| GBIF key | 3254515 |
Genera in Paramelitidae
- Paramelita — 19 species: Paramelita aurantius, Paramelita barnardi, Paramelita capensis, Paramelita flexa, Paramelita granulicornis, Paramelita kogelensis, Paramelita magna, Paramelita magnicornis
- Chydaekata — 15 species: Chydaekata acuminata, Chydaekata anophelma, Chydaekata brachybasis, Chydaekata carscutica, Chydaekata diagonalis, Chydaekata dolichodactylus, Chydaekata gyraspis, Chydaekata nudulum
- Austrogammarus — 7 species: Austrogammarus australis, Austrogammarus haasei, Austrogammarus multispinatus, Austrogammarus saycei, Austrogammarus smithi, Austrogammarus spinatus, Austrogammarus telsosetosus
- Antipodeus — 6 species: Antipodeus antipodeus, Antipodeus franklini, Antipodeus mortoni, Antipodeus niger, Antipodeus ripensis, Antipodeus wellingtoni
- Aquadulcaris — 6 species: Aquadulcaris andronyx, Aquadulcaris auricularius, Aquadulcaris crassicornis, Aquadulcaris dentata, Aquadulcaris marunguis, Aquadulcaris pheronyx
- Uroctena — 5 species: Uroctena affinis, Uroctena setosa, Uroctena westralis, Uroctena whadjukia, Uroctena yellandi
- Austrocrangonyx — 2 species: Austrocrangonyx barringtonensis, Austrocrangonyx hynesi
- Maarrka — 2 species: Maarrka etheli, Maarrka weeliwollii
- Molina — 2 species: Molina pleobranchon, Molina pleobranchos
- Hurleya — 1 species: Hurleya kalamundae
- Kruptus — 1 species: Kruptus linnaei
- Mathamelita — 1 species: Mathamelita aequicaudata
- Pilbarus — 1 species: Pilbarus millsi
- Protocrangonyx — 1 species: Protocrangonyx fontinalis
- Totgammarus — 1 species: Totgammarus eximius
- Toulrabia — 1 species: Toulrabia willsi
- Yilgarus
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.