Melinninae are a subfamily of the Ampharetidae, belonging to the Terebellida (bristle worms).
The Mellinninae are described firstly by Ralph V. Chamberlin in The Annelida Polychaeta, 1919.
On page 443 he states: " One or two stout dorsal spines caudad of the branchiae on each side; number of somites large, near seventy or more...Melinninae", . The WoRMS currently lists eleven direct children of the subfamily.
References
External links Laetitia M. Gunton et al.: Two New Deep-water Species of Ampharetidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the Eastern Australian Continental Margin. Records of the Australian Museum 72 (4): pp. 101–121; 12 August 2020; doi:10.3853/j.2201-4349.72.2020.1763 Natali Andersen: Two New Species of Deep-Sea Worms Discovered, on: sci-news.com, Aug 26, 2020