Anthuroidea | |
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Calathura norvegica ( Leptanthuridae) | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Isopoda |
Suborder: | Cymothoida |
Superfamily: |
Anthuroidea Leach, 1814 |
Anthuroidea is a superfamily of isopod crustaceans, formerly treated as a suborder, Anthuridea. [1] 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". [2] There are more than 500 described species in 57 genera, [2] arranged across six families: [1]