Urothoidae | |
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Urothoe brevicornis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Amphipoda |
Superfamily: | Haustorioidea |
Family: | Urothoidae Bousfield, 1978 |
Genera[1] | |
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]