| Cymothoida | |
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| Eurydice pulchra (Cirolanidae) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Superorder: | Peracarida |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Suborder: | Cymothoida Wägele, 1989 |
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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
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 Epicaridea3
- Superfamily Cryptoniscoidea Kossmann, 18804
- 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, 18155
- Bopyridae Rafinesque, 1815
- Entoniscidae Kossmann, 1881
- Ionidae H. Milne Edwards, 1840
- Superfamily Cryptoniscoidea Kossmann, 18804
References
References
- Srour, Marc (2012-07-13). "Tongue Biters and Deep Sea Giants: The Cymothoida (Crustacea: Isopoda)". Teaching Biology. Archived from the original on 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2014-06-03.
- Schotte M, Boyko CB, Bruce NL, Poore GC, Taiti S, Wilson GD (eds.). "Cymothoida". World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
- WoRMS. "Epicaridea". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- WoRMS. "Cryptoniscoidea Kossmann, 1880". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- WoRMS. "Bopyroidea Rafinesque, 1815". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 28 December 2022.