Ampithoidae is a family of amphipod crustaceans. The family has a worldwide distribution as algal dwellers. They commonly create tube-shaped nests on their host plants or algae which serve as both shelter and food. Young ampithoids develop from eggs to a larval stage within their mother's brood-pouch, formed by the appendages of her abdomen.

Ampithoidae
Sunamphitoe pelagica (Milne-Edwards, 1830) - A benthic amphipod from the Belgian part of the North Sea. Length : 8 mm
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Amphipoda
Superfamily: Corophioidea
Family: Ampithoidae
Boeck, 1871[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • AmpithoinaeBoeck, 1871
  • Biancolinidae J.L. Barnard, 1972
  • Exampithoinae Myers & Lowry, 2003

Genera

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The World Register of Marine Species includes the following genera in this family:-

References

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  1. ^ a b Lowry, J. (2010). Lowry J (ed.). "Ampithoidae Boeck, 1871". World Amphipoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 15 April 2019.

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