Species Melita myersi G. Karaman, 1987
- Melita myersi Karaman, G.S. 1987. A new species of the genus Melita Leach (fam. Melitidae) from Bermuda and Fiji Islands. Contribution to the Knowledge of the Amphipoda 173. Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Belgrade, Series B 42: 19-35 [30].
Type data:
Holotype AM P35372 male, 5 mm, Mangroves, Lucala Island, Fiji [~18°10'S 178°30'E].
Distribution
States
Queensland
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: Great Barrier Reef, NE coast
- Fiji
- New Caledonia
Ecological Descriptors
Estuary, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Littoral (0 to 30 m), among mangroves.
General References
Lowry, J.K. & Springthorpe, R.T. 2009. Melitidae, the Melita group. pp. 718-735 in Lowry, J.K. & Myers, A.A. (eds). Benthic Amphipoda (Crustacea: Peracarida) of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Zootaxa 2260: 1-930 [723, figs. 4, 5]
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA Latreille, 1816 | 12-Jun-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Shane Ahyong |
| 05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA | 06-Feb-2013 | MOVED | Dr Jim Lowry (AM) |
| 05-Aug-2022 | 06-Feb-2013 | MOVED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 22-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 16-Dec-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 18-Jun-2010 | ADDED | ||
| 09-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |