Melita nitida Smith, 1873
(an amphipod)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMelita nitida (an amphipod)
GenusMelita (a genus of amphipods)
FamilyMELITIDAE (a family of amphipods)
SuperfamilyHADZIOIDEA (a superfamily of crustaceans)
ParvorderHadziidira (a parvorder of crustaceans)
InfraorderHadziida (an infraorder of crustaceans)
SuborderSENTICAUDATA (a suborder of crustaceans)
OrderAMPHIPODA (freshwater shrimps, sand hoppers and other amphipods)
SuperorderPERACARIDA (amphipods, woodlice, cumaceans etc.)
SubclassEUMALACOSTRACA (a subclass of crustaceans)
ClassMALACOSTRACA (crabs, lobsters, shrimps, prawns, woodlice etc.)
SubphylumCRUSTACEA (crustaceans)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Faasse, M. & van Moorsel, G. 2003 The North-American amphipods, Melita nitida Smith, 1873 and Incisocalliope aestuarius (Watling and Maurer, 1973) (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Gammaridea), introduced to the Western Scheldt estuary (The Netherlands) Aquatic Ecology Vol 37: 13-22.

Melita nitida (an amphipod) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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