Cymothoida is a suborder of
isopod
Isopoda is an Order (biology), order of crustaceans. Members of this group are called isopods and include both Aquatic animal, aquatic species and Terrestrial animal, terrestrial species such as woodlice. All have rigid, segmented exoskeletons ...
crustacean
Crustaceans (from Latin meaning: "those with shells" or "crusted ones") are invertebrate animals that constitute one group of arthropods that are traditionally a part of the subphylum Crustacea (), a large, diverse group of mainly aquatic arthrop ...
s with a mostly
carnivorous
A carnivore , or meat-eater (Latin, ''caro'', genitive ''carnis'', meaning meat or "flesh" and ''vorare'' meaning "to devour"), is an animal or plant whose nutrition and energy requirements are met by consumption of animal tissues (mainly mu ...
or
parasitic
Parasitism is a close relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives (at least some of the time) on or inside another organism, the host, causing it some harm, and is adapted structurally to this way of life. The ent ...
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
In jawed vertebrates, the mandible (from the Latin ''mandibula'', 'for chewing'), lower jaw, or jawbone is a bone that makes up the lowerand typically more mobilecomponent of the mouth (the upper jaw being known as the maxilla).
The jawbone i ...
with a tooth-like process which is adapted for cutting or slicing.
Classification
Cymothoida contains these superfamilies and families:
*Superfamily
Anthuroidea Leach, 1814
**
Antheluridae Poore & Lew Ton, 1988
**
Anthuridae Leach, 1814
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Expanathuridae Poore, 2001
**
Hyssuridae
Hyssuridae is a family of crustaceans belonging to the order Isopoda.
Genera:
* ''Belura (crustacean), Belura'' Poore & Lew Ton, 1988
* ''Galziniella'' Müller, 1991
* ''Hyssura'' Norman & Stebbing, 1886
* ''Kupellonura'' Barnard, 1925
* ''Neohy ...
Wägele, 1981
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Leptanthuridae Poore, 2001
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Paranthuridae Menzies & Glynn, 1968
*Superfamily
Cymothooidea Leach, 1814
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Aegidae White, 1850
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Anuropidae Stebbing, 1893
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Barybrotidae Hansen, 1890
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Cirolanidae Dana, 1852
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Corallanidae
Corallanidae is a family of crustaceans belonging to the order Isopoda.
Genera:
* ''Alcirona'' Hansen, 1890
* ''Argathona'' Stebbing, 1905
* ''Corallana'' Dana, 1853
* ''Corilana'' Kossman, 1880
* ''Excorallana'' Stebbing, 1904
* ''Lanocira'' Ha ...
Hansen, 1890
**
Cymothoidae Leach, 1818
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Gnathiidae Leach, 1814
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Protognathiidae Wägele & Brandt, 1988
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Tridentellidae Bruce, 1984
*Infraorder
Epicaridea
**Superfamily
Cryptoniscoidea Kossmann, 1880
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Asconiscidae Bonnier, 1900
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Cabiropidae Giard & Bonnier, 1887
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Crinoniscidae Bonnier, 1900
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Cryptoniscidae Kossmann, 1880
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Cyproniscidae Bonnier, 1900
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Dajidae Giard & Bonnier, 1887 (synonym:
Colypuridae Richardson, 1905)
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Entophilidae Richardson, 1903
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Hemioniscidae Bonnier, 1900
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Podasconidae
The Podasconidae are a family (biology), family of marine Isopoda, isopod crustaceans in the suborder Cymothoida. The original description was made by Giard and Bonnier in 1895. Members of this family are Parasitism, parasitic on Amphipoda, amph ...
Bonnier, 1900
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Stellatoniscidae Oanh & Boyko, 2020
**Superfamily
Bopyroidea Rafinesque, 1815
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Bopyridae Rafinesque, 1815
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Entoniscidae Kossmann, 1881
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Ionidae H. Milne Edwards, 1840
References
External links
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Arthropod suborders
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