Rank Superfamily | Subphylum Crustacea Scientific name Anthuridea Higher classification Cymothoida Order Isopods | |
 | ||
Similar Isopods, Valvifera, Cymothoida, Asellota, Flabellifera | ||
Anthuroidea is a superfamily of isopod crustaceans, formerly treated as a suborder, Anthuridea. The group is characterised by "an elongate cylindrical body form, without dorsal coxal plates, and with a uropodal exopod attached to the peduncle proximally and dorsally". There are more than 500 described species in 57 genera, arranged across six families:
References
Anthuroidea Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA