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Pleustidae
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Pleustidae

Pleustidae is a family of cosmopolitan amphipods belonging to the order Amphipoda. Generally, members of this family are benthic carnivores. They are characterized by tooth-like projections on their dorsal plates, as well as specialized gnathopods for grabbing prey.

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14 branches of this family, most-observed first

Pleustinae

subfamilyPleustinae

Parapleustinae

subfamilyParapleustinae

Neopleustes

genusNeopleustes

Stenopleustinae

subfamilyStenopleustinae

Dactylopleustinae

subfamilyDactylopleustinae

Atylopsinae

subfamilyAtylopsinae

Eosymtinae

subfamilyEosymtinae

Mesopleustinae

subfamilyMesopleustinae

Neopleustinae

subfamilyNeopleustinae

Pleusirinae

subfamilyPleusirinae

Pleustoidinae

subfamilyPleustoidinae

Pleusymtinae

subfamilyPleusymtinae

Austropleustinae

subfamilyAustropleustinae

Dactylopleustes

genusDactylopleustes

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