CIROLANIDAE Dana, 1852
(speckled sea lice)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyCIROLANIDAE (speckled sea lice)
SuperfamilyCYMOTHOOIDEA (a superfamily of crustaceans)
SuborderCYMOTHOIDA (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)

CIROLANIDAE (speckled sea lice) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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