The Valvifera are marine isopod crustaceans.[1] Valviferans are distinguished, however, by the flat, valve-like uropods which hinge laterally and fold inward beneath the rear part of their bodies, covering the pleopods.[2] Some species are omnivorous, and serve as effective scavengers in the economy of the sea.

Valvifera
Glyptonotus antarcticus (Chaetiliidae)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Suborder: Valvifera
Sars, 1882

Families

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Twelve families are recognised:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Schotte M, Boyko CB, Bruce NL, Poore GC, Taiti S, Wilson GD, eds. (2023). "Valvifera". World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  2. ^ J. K. Lowry (2 October 1999). "Valvifera (Isopoda, Peracarida, Malacostraca)". Crustacea, the Higher Taxa: Description, Identification, and Information Retrieval. Archived from the original on 20 March 2019. Retrieved June 4, 2010.