Thoridae
Family of crustaceans
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Thoridae, also known as broken-back shrimp or anemone shrimp, is a family of cleaner shrimp.[1]
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| Thoridae | |
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| Eualus sp. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Superfamily: | Alpheoidea |
| Family: | Thoridae Kingsley, 1878 |
| Genera | |
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Genera
The following genera are recognised in the family Thoridae:[1]
- Birulia Bražnikov, 1903
- Eualus Thallwitz, 1892
- Heptacarpus Holmes, 1900
- Latreutes Stimpson, 1860
- Lebbeus White, 1847
- Paralebbeus Bruce & Chace, 1986
- Spirontocaris Bate, 1888
- Thinora Bruce, 1998
- Thor Kingsley, 1878
Morphological and genetic studies show that Thoridae is distinct from Hippolytidae.[2][3]
