SPHAEROMATIDAE Latreille, 1825
(a family of sea slaters)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
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ID refs
Cymodoce
a genus of crustaceans
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 25 images
Dynamene
a genus of crustaceans
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 15 images
Lekanesphaera
a genus of sea slaters
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 22 images
Sphaeroma
a genus of crustaceans
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 60 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilySPHAEROMATIDAE (a family of sea slaters)
SuperfamilySPHAEROMATOIDEA (a superfamily of crustaceans)
SuborderSPHAEROMATIDEA (a suborder of crustaceans)
OrderISOPODA (woodlice, waterlice and sea slaters)
SuperorderPERACARIDA (amphipods, woodlice, cumaceans etc.)
SubclassEUMALACOSTRACA (a subclass of crustaceans)
ClassMALACOSTRACA (crabs, lobsters, shrimps, prawns, woodlice etc.)
SubphylumCRUSTACEA (crustaceans)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

SPHAEROMATIDAE (a family of sea slaters) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for SPHAEROMATIDAE (a family of sea slaters)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for SPHAEROMATIDAE (a family of sea slaters)
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