| Melitidae | |
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| Abludomelita obtusata | |
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| Maerella tenuimana | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Amphipoda |
| Parvorder: | Hadziidira |
| Superfamily: | Hadzioidea |
| Family: | Melitidae Bousfield, 1973 [1] |
| 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.[2]
- ^ C. De Broyer, M. Costello & D. Bellan-Santini (2010). "Melitidae". World Register of Marine Species. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 27, 2010.
- ^ J. K. Lowry & R. T. Springthorpe (2009). "Melitidae, the Melita group" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2260: 718–735.