Cymothoida

Cymothoida
Eurydice pulchra (Cirolanidae)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Superorder:	Peracarida
Order:	Isopoda
Suborder:	Cymothoida Wägele, 1989
Superfamilies
Anthuroidea Bopyroidea Cymothooidea Cryptoniscoidea

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. ^[1]

Classification

Cymothoida contains these superfamilies and families: ^[2]

• Superfamily Anthuroidea Leach, 1814
  • Antheluridae Poore & Lew Ton, 1988
  • Anthuridae Leach, 1814
  • Expanathuridae Poore, 2001
  • Hyssuridae Wägele, 1981
  • Leptanthuridae Poore, 2001
  • Paranthuridae Menzies & Glynn, 1968
• Superfamily Cymothooidea Leach, 1814
  • Aegidae White, 1850
  • Anuropidae Stebbing, 1893
  • Barybrotidae Hansen, 1890
  • Cirolanidae Dana, 1852
  • Corallanidae Hansen, 1890
  • Cymothoidae Leach, 1818
  • Gnathiidae Leach, 1814
  • Protognathiidae Wägele & Brandt, 1988
  • Tridentellidae Bruce, 1984
• Infraorder Epicaridea ^[3]
  • Superfamily Cryptoniscoidea Kossmann, 1880 ^[4]
    • Asconiscidae Bonnier, 1900
    • Cabiropidae Giard & Bonnier, 1887
    • Crinoniscidae Bonnier, 1900
    • Cryptoniscidae Kossmann, 1880
    • Cyproniscidae Bonnier, 1900
    • Dajidae Giard & Bonnier, 1887 (synonym: Colypuridae Richardson, 1905)
    • Entophilidae Richardson, 1903
    • Hemioniscidae Bonnier, 1900
    • Podasconidae Bonnier, 1900
    • Stellatoniscidae Oanh & Boyko, 2020
  • Superfamily Bopyroidea Rafinesque, 1815 ^[5]
    • Bopyridae Rafinesque, 1815
    • Entoniscidae Kossmann, 1881
    • Ionidae H. Milne Edwards, 1840

References

1. Srour, Marc (2012-07-13). "Tongue Biters and Deep Sea Giants: The Cymothoida (Crustacea: Isopoda)". Teaching Biology. Archived from the original on 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2014-06-03.
2. Schotte M, Boyko CB, Bruce NL, Poore GC, Taiti S, Wilson GD (eds.). "Cymothoida". World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans Database. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved November 11, 2012.
3. WoRMS. "Epicaridea". World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 28 December 2022.
4. WoRMS. "Cryptoniscoidea Kossmann, 1880". World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 28 December 2022.
5. WoRMS. "Bopyroidea Rafinesque, 1815". World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 28 December 2022.

External links

• Media related to Cymothoida at Wikimedia Commons