Urothoidae

Urothoidae
Urothoe brevicornis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Amphipoda
Suborder: Amphilochidea
Infraorder: Lysianassida
Parvorder: Haustoriidira
Superfamily: Haustorioidea
Family:
Bousfield, 1978
Genera[1]

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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]

Genera

  • 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

  1. ^ "Urothoidae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  2. ^ MarBEF Data System