Cyproideidae
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| Cyproideidae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Amphipoda |
| Superfamily: | Amphilochoidea |
| Family: | Cyproideidae J. L. Barnard, 1974 |
| Genera | |
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18, see text | |
Cyproideidae is a family of amphipod crustaceans. Eighteen genera[1] and 43 species[2] have been described as of 2009. They occur mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, where they form associations with corals, sponges, crinoids and hydroids.[1]
