Family

Limnoriidae (Crustacean marine wood borers)

Limnoria lignorum. Photo: (c) Bill Rodstrom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

A gribble /ˈgɹɪbəl/ (or gribble worm) is any of about 56 species of marine isopod from the family Limnoriidae. They are mostly pale white and small (1–4 millimetres or 0.04–0.16 inches long) crustaceans, although Limnoria stephenseni from subantarctic waters can reach 10 mm (0.4 in).

— Wikipedia

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Crustacea (Crustaceans)
      - Superclass: Multicrustacea (Typical crustaceans)
        Class: Malacostraca (Malacostracans)
        Subclass: Eumalacostraca (Decapods, isopods, and allies)
        Superorder: Peracarida (Amphipods, isopods, and allies)
        Order: Isopoda (Isopods)
        Suborder: Limnoriidea (Gribbles and allies)
        Superfamily: Limnorioidea
        Family: Limnoriidae (Crustacean marine wood borers)
        Genus: Limnoria (Gribbles) (1)

Subtaxa

Genus: Limnoria (Gribbles)

Family

Limnoriidae (Crustacean marine wood borers)

Subtaxa

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