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Urothoidae

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Family of crustaceans

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

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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.

Genera

References

  1. "Urothoidae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  2. MarBEF Data System
Taxon identifiers
Urothoidae


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