| Melitidae | |
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| Abludomelita obtusata | |
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| Maerella tenuimana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Amphipoda |
| Parvorder: | Hadziidira |
| Superfamily: | Hadzioidea |
| Family: | Melitidae Bousfield, 1973 [1] |
| Genera | |
See text | |
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. [2]