Urothoidae

Urothoidae
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]
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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.[2]

Genera

• Carangolia J.L. Barnard, 1961
• Carangolioides Sittrop, Serejo, Souza-Filho & Senna, 2015
• Coronaurothoe Sittrop, Serejo, Souza-Filho & Senna, 2015
• Cunicus Griffiths, 1974
• Urothoe Dana, 1852
• Urothoides Stebbing, 1891

References

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