Cymothoida
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.Classification
Cymothoida contains these superfamilies and families:
- 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
- Superfamily Cryptoniscoidea Kossmann, 1880
- *Asconiscidae Bonnier, 1900
- *Cabiropidae Giard & Bonnier, 1887
- *Crinoniscidae Bonnier, 1900
- *Cryptoniscidae Kossmann, 1880
- *Cyproniscidae Bonnier, 1900
- *Hemioniscidae Bonnier, 1900
- *Podasconidae Bonnier, 1900
- Superfamily Bopyroidea Rafinesque, 1815
- *Bopyridae Rafinesque, 1815
- *Colypuridae Richardson, 1905
- *Dajidae Giard & Bonnier, 1887
- *Entoniscidae Kossmann, 1881
- *Rhabdochiridae Richardson, 1905
