Suborder
Cymothoida (Predaceous and parasitic isopods)
Cymothoa exigua. Photo: (c) Fabio Moretzsohn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Cymothoida is the name of 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.
- 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: Cymothoida (Predaceous and parasitic isopods)
- Order: Isopoda (Isopods)
- Superorder: Peracarida (Amphipods, isopods, and allies)
- Subclass: Eumalacostraca (Decapods, isopods, and allies)
- Class: Malacostraca (Malacostracans)
- Superclass: Multicrustacea (Typical crustaceans)
- Subphylum: Crustacea (Crustaceans)
- Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
