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