Ampithoidae is a family of Amphipoda . The family has a worldwide distribution as algal dwellers. They commonly create tube-shaped nests on their host plants or algae which serve as both shelter and food. Young ampithoids develop from eggs to a larval stage within their mother's brood-pouch, formed by the appendages of her abdomen.
Genera
The World Register of Marine Species includes the following
Genus in this family:-
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Amphithoides Kossmann, 1880
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Amphitholina Ruffo, 1953
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Ampithoe Leach, 1814
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Austrothoe Peart, 2014
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Biancolina Della Valle, 1893
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Cymadusa Savigny, 1816
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Exampithoe K.H. Barnard, 1926
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Macropisthopus K.H. Barnard, 1916
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Paradusa Ruffo, 1969
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Paragrubia Chevreux, 1901
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Paranexes Peart, 2014
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Pleonexes Spence Bate, 1857
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Plumithoe Barnard & Karaman, 1991
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Pseudamphithoides Ortiz, 1976 (e.g. Pseudamphithoides incurvaria)
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Pseudopleonexes Conlan, 1982
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Sunamphitoe Spence Bate, 1857 (e.g. Sunamphitoe femorata)
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