{{Short description|Family of crustaceans}} {{Not to be confused with|Mellitidae|Melittidae}} {{Automatic taxobox | image = Abludomelita obtusata.jpg | image_caption = ''Abludomelita obtusata'' | image2 = Maerella tenuimana.jpg | image2_caption = ''Maerella tenuimana'' | taxon = Melitidae | authority = Bousfield, 1973 <ref>{{cite web |author=C. De Broyer, M. Costello & D. Bellan-Santini |year=2010 |title=Melitidae |publisher=World Register of Marine Species |url=http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=101397 |accessdate=May 27, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303181949/http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=101397 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | display_parents= 2 | subdivision_ranks = Genera | subdivision = 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.<ref>{{cite journal |author=J. K. Lowry & R. T. Springthorpe |year=2009 |title=Melitidae, the ''Melita'' group |journal=Zootaxa |volume=2260 |pages=718–735 |url=http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2009/f/z02260p735f.pdf |format=PDF}}</ref>
==Genera== {{div col|colwidth=12em}} *''Abludomelita'' *''Allomelita'' *''Alsacomelita'' *''Anchialella'' *''Brachina'' *''Caledopisa'' *''Carinomelita'' *''Cottarellia'' *''Cottesloe'' *''Desdimelita'' *''Dulichiella'' *''Eriopisa'' *''Eriopisella'' *''Gammarella'' *''Hornellia'' *''Indoniphargus'' *''Jerbarnia'' *''Josephosella'' *''Maerella'' *''Mallacoota'' *''Megamoera'' *''Melita'' *''Metaceradocus'' *''Netamelita'' *''Nurina'' *''Nuuanu'' *''Parapherusa'' *''Psammogammarus'' *''Psammomelita'' *''Rotomelita'' *''Tabatzius'' *''Tagua'' *''Valettiella'' *''Verdeia'' *''Victoriopisa'' {{div col end}}
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Category:Hadziida Category:Amphipod families
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