Kingdom Animalia Family Melitidae Scientific name Abludomelita obtusata Higher classification Abludomelita Order Amphipoda | Subphylum Crustacea Genus Abludomelita Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | |
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Similar Amphipoda, Nototropis falcatus, Leucothoe incisa, Bathyporeia elegans, Melitidae | ||
Abludomelita obtusata is a species of amphipod crustacean. It may grow up to 9 millimetres (0.35 in) long, is a brownish colour, and lacks a rostrum. It lives in marine sediments of any grain size, but with a preference for a mud content of 10%–40%, around the coasts of the southern North Sea.
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