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Urothoidae
Sign in to saveUrothoidae is a family of small marine amphipod crustaceans. Members of the family are found worldwide and are mainly detritivores and interface grazers, though some are also facultative filter feeders.
Species
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FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassMalacostraca
- OrderAmphipoda
- FamilyUrothoidae
Habitatmarine
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 164
- With media
- 10
- Family
- Urothoidae
- Collections
- MUSEU NACIONAL/UFRJ, USNM, NMV
- Recorded in
- Brasil, Falkland Islands, Australia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Image
- Urothoe brevicornis.jpg
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- Commons category
- Urothoidae
- taxon name
- Urothoidae
- taxon rank
- family
- topic's main category
- Category:Urothoidae
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Encyclopedic overview
2 sectionsContents
- Genera
- References
Urothoidae is a family of small marine amphipod crustaceans. Members of the family are found worldwide and are mainly detritivores and interface grazers, though some are also facultative filter feeders.
==Genera==
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