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.
Classification
Cymothoida contains these superfamilies and families:
- Superfamily Anthuroidea <small>Leach, 1814</small>
- Antheluridae <small>Poore & Lew Ton, 1988</small>
- Anthuridae <small>Leach, 1814</small>
- Expanathuridae <small>Poore, 2001</small>
- Hyssuridae <small>Wägele, 1981</small>
- Leptanthuridae <small>Poore, 2001</small>
- Paranthuridae <small>Menzies & Glynn, 1968</small>
- Superfamily Cymothooidea <small>Leach, 1814</small>
- Aegidae <small>White, 1850</small>
- Anuropidae <small>Stebbing, 1893</small>
- Barybrotidae <small>Hansen, 1890</small>
- Cirolanidae <small>Dana, 1852</small>
- Corallanidae <small>Hansen, 1890</small>
- Cymothoidae <small>Leach, 1818</small>
- Gnathiidae <small>Leach, 1814</small>
- Protognathiidae <small>Wägele & Brandt, 1988</small>
- Tridentellidae <small>Bruce, 1984</small>
- Infraorder Epicaridea
- Superfamily Cryptoniscoidea <small>Kossmann, 1880</small>
- Asconiscidae <small>Bonnier, 1900</small>
- Cabiropidae <small>Giard & Bonnier, 1887</small>
- Crinoniscidae <small>Bonnier, 1900</small>
- Cryptoniscidae <small>Kossmann, 1880</small>
- Cyproniscidae <small>Bonnier, 1900</small>
- Dajidae <small>Giard & Bonnier, 1887</small> (synonym: Colypuridae <small>Richardson, 1905</small>)
- Entophilidae <small>Richardson, 1903</small>
- Hemioniscidae <small>Bonnier, 1900</small>
- Podasconidae <small>Bonnier, 1900</small>
- Stellatoniscidae <small>Oanh & Boyko, 2020</small>
- Superfamily Bopyroidea <small>Rafinesque, 1815</small>
- Bopyridae <small>Rafinesque, 1815</small>
- Entoniscidae <small>Kossmann, 1881</small>
- Ionidae <small>H. Milne Edwards, 1840</small>
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