Cymothoida
{{Short description|Suborder of crustaceans}}
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Cymothoida is 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.{{cite web |url=http://bioteaching.com/tongue-biters-and-deep-sea-giants-the-cymothoida-crustacea-isopoda/ |title=Tongue Biters and Deep Sea Giants: The Cymothoida (Crustacea: Isopoda) |author=Srour, Marc |date=2012-07-13 |work=Teaching Biology |accessdate=2014-06-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606205614/http://bioteaching.com/tongue-biters-and-deep-sea-giants-the-cymothoida-crustacea-isopoda/ |archive-date=2014-06-06 |url-status=dead }}
Classification
Cymothoida contains these superfamilies and families:{{cite WoRMS |title=Cymothoida |db=Isopod |id=292941 |accessdate=November 11, 2012}}
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- 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
- Infraorder Epicaridea{{BioRef|WoRMS|title=Epicaridea |id=13795 |access-date=28 December 2022}}
- Superfamily Cryptoniscoidea Kossmann, 1880{{BioRef|WoRMS|title=Cryptoniscoidea Kossmann, 1880 |id=155729 |access-date=28 December 2022}}
- Asconiscidae Bonnier, 1900
- Cabiropidae Giard & Bonnier, 1887
- Crinoniscidae Bonnier, 1900
- Cryptoniscidae Kossmann, 1880
- Cyproniscidae Bonnier, 1900
- Dajidae Giard & Bonnier, 1887 (synonym: Colypuridae Richardson, 1905)
- Entophilidae Richardson, 1903
- Hemioniscidae Bonnier, 1900
- Podasconidae Bonnier, 1900
- Stellatoniscidae Oanh & Boyko, 2020
- Superfamily Bopyroidea Rafinesque, 1815{{BioRef|WoRMS|title=Bopyroidea Rafinesque, 1815 |id=155727 |access-date=28 December 2022}}
- Bopyridae Rafinesque, 1815
- Entoniscidae Kossmann, 1881
- Ionidae H. Milne Edwards, 1840
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