Cymothoida

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.

Classification

Cymothoida contains these superfamilies and families:

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
*Superfamily Cryptoniscoidea Kossmann, 1880
**Asconiscidae Bonnier, 1900
**Cabiropidae Giard & Bonnier, 1887
**Crinoniscidae Bonnier, 1900
**Cryptoniscidae Kossmann, 1880
**Cyproniscidae Bonnier, 1900
**Dajidae Giard & Bonnier, 1887
**Entophilidae Richardson, 1903
**Hemioniscidae Bonnier, 1900
**Podasconidae Bonnier, 1900
**Stellatoniscidae Oanh & Boyko, 2020
*Superfamily Bopyroidea Rafinesque, 1815
**Bopyridae Rafinesque, 1815
**Entoniscidae Kossmann, 1881
**Ionidae H. Milne Edwards, 1840