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 (synonym: Colypuridae Richardson, 1905) 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