Ampithoidae

Ampithoidae is a family of amphipod crustaceans. 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 genera in this family:-


 * Amphithoides Kossmann, 1880
 * Amphitholina Ruffo, 1953
 * Ampithoe Leach, 1814
 * Austrothoe Peart, 2014
 * Biancolina Della Valle, 1893
 * Cymadusa Savigny, 1816
 * Exampithoe K.H. Barnard, 1926
 * Macropisthopus K.H. Barnard, 1916
 * Paradusa Ruffo, 1969
 * Paragrubia Chevreux, 1901
 * Paranexes Peart, 2014
 * Pleonexes Spence Bate, 1857
 * Plumithoe Barnard & Karaman, 1991
 * Pseudamphithoides Ortiz, 1976 (e.g. Pseudamphithoides incurvaria)
 * Pseudopleonexes Conlan, 1982
 * Sunamphitoe Spence Bate, 1857 (e.g. Sunamphitoe femorata)