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Anthuroidea

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Suborder
  
Cymothoida

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Superfamily

Subphylum
  
Crustacea

Scientific name
  
Anthuridea

Higher classification
  
Cymothoida

Order
  
Isopods

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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:

  • Antheluridae Poore & Lew Ton, 1988
  • Anthuridae Leach, 1814
  • Expanathuridae Poore, 2001
  • Hyssuridae Wägele, 1981
  • Leptanthuridae Poore, 2001
  • Paranthuridae Menzies & Glynn, 1968
  • References

    Anthuroidea Wikipedia