The Valvifera are marine isopodcrustaceans.[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.
^ abSchotte 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.
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