Derocheilocarididae

Derocheilocarididae
Ctenocheilocaris galvarini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Superclass: Oligostraca
Subclass: Mystacocarida
Pennak & Zinn, 1943
Order: Mystacocaridida
Pennak & Zinn, 1943
Family: Derocheilocarididae
Pennak & Zinn, 1943
Genera

Derocheilocarididae is a family of marine crustaceans that form part of the meiobenthos. It is the only family in the monotypic order Mystacocaridida, and the monotypic subclass Mystacocarida. These mystacocarids are less than 1 mm (0.04 in) long, and live interstitially in the intertidal zones of sandy beaches.