Cumaceans [Cumacea]
Description
Cumacea are small marine crustaceans with a large cephalothorax and a small abdomen, giving them a characteristic humpbacked appearance. They are benthic and primarily found in marine sediments from shallow waters to the deep sea.
Families
Bodotriidae [Bodotriidae]
View DetailsCeratocumatidae [Ceratocumatidae]
View DetailsDiastylidae [Diastylidae]
View DetailsGynodiastylidae [Gynodiastylidae]
View DetailsLampropidae [Lampropidae]
View DetailsLeuconidae [Leuconidae]
View DetailsNannastacidae [Nannastacidae]
View DetailsPseudocumatidae [Pseudocumatidae]
View DetailsVaunthompsoniidae [Vaunthompsoniidae]
View DetailsTaxonomy
| Phylum |
Arthropods
Arthropoda
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|---|---|
| Class |
Crustaceans
Malacostraca
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Statistics
- Families 9