Derocheilocarididae

Derocheilocarididae
Ctenocheilocaris galvarini
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Superclass:	Oligostraca
Subclass:	Mystacocarida Pennak & Zinn, 1943
Order:	Mystacocaridida Pennak & Zinn, 1943
Family:	Derocheilocarididae Pennak & Zinn, 1943
Genera
Ctenocheilocaris Derocheilocaris

Derocheilocarididae is a family of marine crustaceans that form part of the meiobenthos. It is the only family in the monotypic order Mystacocaridida, and the monotypic subclass Mystacocarida. These mystacocarids are less than 1 mm (0.04 in) long, and live interstitially in the intertidal zones of sandy beaches.