Melitidae | |
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Abludomelita obtusata | |
Maerella tenuimana | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Crustacea |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Amphipoda |
Suborder: | Gammaridea |
Superfamily: | Hadzioidea |
Family: |
Melitidae Bousfield, 1973 |
Genera | |
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Melitidae is a family of amphipods. It contains around 45 genera, and formerly included a further 40 genera that are now placed in the family Maeridae.