The Chaetiliidae are a family of
isopod
Isopoda is an Order (biology), order of crustaceans. Members of this group are called isopods and include both Aquatic animal, aquatic species and Terrestrial animal, terrestrial species such as woodlice. All have rigid, segmented exoskeletons ...
crustacean
Crustaceans (from Latin meaning: "those with shells" or "crusted ones") are invertebrate animals that constitute one group of arthropods that are traditionally a part of the subphylum Crustacea (), a large, diverse group of mainly aquatic arthrop ...
s in the suborder
Valvifera
The Valvifera are marine isopod crustaceans. Valviferans are distinguished, however, by the flat, valve-like uropods which hinge laterally and fold inward beneath the rear part of their bodies, covering the pleopods. Some species are omnivorous, ...
, comprising these genera:
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Austrochaetilia''
Poore, 1978
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Chaetilia''
Dana, 1849
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Chiridotea''
Harger, 1878
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Chiriscus''
Richardson, 1911
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Glyptonotus''
Eights, 1852
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Macrochiridothea''
Ohlin, 1901
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Maoridotea''
Jones & Fenwick, 1978
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Parachiridotea''
Daguerre de Hureaux & Elkaïm, 1972
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Proidotea''
Racovitza & Sevastos, 1910
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Saduria''
Adams, 1852
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Saduriella''
Holthuis, 1964
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Stegidotea''
Poore, 1985
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Symmius''
Richardson, 1904
References
External links
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Chaetiliidae Dana, 1849 Australian Isopoda: Families
Valvifera
Isopod families
Taxa named by James Dwight Dana
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