Thoridae Explained

Thoridae, also known as broken-back shrimp or anemone shrimp, is a family of cleaner shrimp.^[1]

Genera

The following genera are recognised in the family Thoridae:

• Birulia Bražnikov, 1903
• Eualus Thallwitz, 1892
• Heptacarpus Holmes, 1900
• Latreutes Stimpson, 1860
• Lebbeus White, 1847
• Paralebbeus Bruce & Chace, 1986
• Spirontocaris Bate, 1888
• Thinora Bruce, 1998
• Thor Kingsley, 1878

Morphological and genetic studies show that Thoridae is distinct from Hippolytidae.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Thoridae Kingsley, 1878 . 2023-06-17 . www.marinespecies.org . en.
2. 10.1111/j.1096-0031.1987.tb00898.x. Phylogenetic Relationships of Hippolytid Genera, with an Assignment of New Families for the Crangonoidea and Alpheoidea (Crustacea, Decapoda, Caridea) . 1987 . Christoffersen . Martin L. . Cladistics . 3 . 4 . 348–362 . 34949061 . 84060489 . free .
3. 10.1111/zsc.12067. Unweaving hippolytoid systematics (Crustacea, Decapoda, Hippolytidae): resurrection of several families . 2014 . De Grave . Sammy . Li . Chi Pang . Tsang . Ling Ming . Chu . Ka Hou . Chan . Tin-Yam . Zoologica Scripta . 43 . 5 . 496–507 . 84753248 .