Desdimelita microdentata Jarrett & Bousfield, 1996
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Desdimelita microdentata Jarrett & Bousfield, 1996
- Name authority
- Jarrett & Bousfield, 1996
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Amphipoda
- Family
- Melitidae
- Genus
- Desdimelita
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumCrustacea
- classMalacostraca
- orderAmphipoda Latreille, 1816
- suborderSenticaudata Lowry & Myers, 2013
- infraorderHadziida Lowry & Myers, 2013
- parvorderHadziidira Lowry & Myers, 2013
- superfamilyHadzioidea S. Karaman, 1943 (Bousfield, 1983)
- familyMelitidae Bousfield, 1973
- subfamilyMegamoerinae Springthorpe, 2026
- genusDesdimelita Jarrett & Bousfield, 1996
- speciesDesdimelita microdentata Jarrett & Bousfield, 1996
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Desdimelita. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Desdimelita barnardi Jarrett & Bousfield, 1996 | MelitidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Desdimelita desdichada (J.L. Barnard, 1962) | MelitidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Jarrett, N. E., & Bousfield, E. L. (1996). The Amphipod Superfamily Hadzioidea on the Pacific Coast of North America: Family Melitidae. Part I. The Melita Group: Systematics and Distributional Ecology. Amphipacifica, 2. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:34ZDR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.