Cymothoida is the name of 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]
| Cymothoida | |
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| Eurydice pulchra (Cirolanidae) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Superorder: | Peracarida |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Clade: | Scutocoxifera |
| Suborder: | Cymothoida Wägele, 1989 |
| Superfamilies | |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cymothoida
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