Cymothoida
Suborder of crustaceans
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Cymothoida is a suborder of isopod crustaceans with a mostly carnivorous or parasitic lifestyle. It contains more than 2,700 described species in four superfamilies. Members of the suborder are characterised by their specialised mouthparts which include a mandible with a tooth-like process which is adapted for cutting or slicing.[1]
| Cymothoida | |
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| Eurydice pulchra (Cirolanidae) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Superorder: | Peracarida |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Suborder: | Cymothoida Wägele, 1989 |
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Classification
Cymothoida contains these superfamilies and families:[2]
- Superfamily Anthuroidea Leach, 1814
- Antheluridae Poore & Lew Ton, 1988
- Anthuridae Leach, 1814
- Expanathuridae Poore, 2001
- Hyssuridae Wägele, 1981
- Leptanthuridae Poore, 2001
- Paranthuridae Menzies & Glynn, 1968
- Superfamily Cymothooidea Leach, 1814
- Aegidae White, 1850
- Anuropidae Stebbing, 1893
- Barybrotidae Hansen, 1890
- Cirolanidae Dana, 1852
- Corallanidae Hansen, 1890
- Cymothoidae Leach, 1818
- Gnathiidae Leach, 1814
- Protognathiidae Wägele & Brandt, 1988
- Tridentellidae Bruce, 1984
- Infraorder Epicaridea[3]
- Superfamily Cryptoniscoidea Kossmann, 1880[4]
- Asconiscidae Bonnier, 1900
- Cabiropidae Giard & Bonnier, 1887
- Crinoniscidae Bonnier, 1900
- Cryptoniscidae Kossmann, 1880
- Cyproniscidae Bonnier, 1900
- Dajidae Giard & Bonnier, 1887 (synonym: Colypuridae Richardson, 1905)
- Entophilidae Richardson, 1903
- Hemioniscidae Bonnier, 1900
- Podasconidae Bonnier, 1900
- Stellatoniscidae Oanh & Boyko, 2020
- Superfamily Bopyroidea Rafinesque, 1815[5]
- Bopyridae Rafinesque, 1815
- Entoniscidae Kossmann, 1881
- Ionidae H. Milne Edwards, 1840
- Superfamily Cryptoniscoidea Kossmann, 1880[4]
