Urothoidae is a family of small marine amphipod crustaceans. Members of the family are found worldwide and are mainly detritivores and interface grazers, though some are also facultative filter feeders.[2]
| Urothoidae | |
|---|---|
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| Urothoe brevicornis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Amphipoda |
| Suborder: | Amphilochidea |
| Infraorder: | Lysianassida |
| Parvorder: | Haustoriidira |
| Superfamily: | Haustorioidea |
| Family: | Urothoidae Bousfield, 1978 |
| Genera[1] | |
Genera
edit- Carangolia J.L. Barnard, 1961
- Carangolioides Sittrop, Serejo, Souza-Filho & Senna, 2015
- Coronaurothoe Sittrop, Serejo, Souza-Filho & Senna, 2015
- Cunicus Griffiths, 1974
- Urothoe Dana, 1852
- Urothoides Stebbing, 1891
References
edit- ↑ "Urothoidae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ↑ MarBEF Data System
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