Urothoidae

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Urothoidae
Urothoe brevicornis
Scientific classification File:OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Amphipoda
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

References

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