Akanthophoreidae is a family of crustaceans belonging to the order Tanaidacea.

Genera:

• Akanthophoreus Sieg, 1986
• Brixia (crustacean) Jóźwiak, Drumm, Bird & Błażewicz, 2018
• Chauliopleona Dojiri & Sieg, 1997
• Mimicarhaphura Sieg, 1986
• Parakanthophoreus Larsen & Araújo-Silva, 2014
• Paraleptognathia Kudinova-Pasternak, 1981
• Saurotipleona Bird, 2015
• Stenotanais Bird & Holdich, 1984
• Tumidochelia Knight, Larsen & Heard, 2003

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