Biology:Urothoidae

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Short description: Family of crustaceans

Urothoidae
Urothoe brevicornis.jpg
Urothoe brevicornis
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Superorder: Peracarida
Order: Amphipoda
Superfamily: Haustorioidea
Family: Urothoidae
Bousfield, 1978
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Urothoidae is a family of small marine amphipod crustaceans. Members of the family are found worldwide and are mainly detritivores and interface grazers, though some are also facultative filter feeders.[2]

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References

Wikidata ☰ Q3934185 entry