Ctenopoda

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Ctenopoda
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Penilia avirostris
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Branchiopoda
Subclass: Phyllopoda
Superorder: Diplostraca
Order: Ctenopoda
G. O. Sars, 1865
Families [1]

The Ctenopoda are an order of the superorder Diplostraca, comprising the three families Holopediidae, Pseudopenilidae, and Sididae. [1] Its members mostly live in fresh water, but Penilia is marine. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 WoRMS (2011). "Ctenopoda". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  2. D. A. Egloff, P. W. Fofonoff & T. Onbé (1997). "Reproductive biology of marine cladocerans". In J. H. S. Blaxter & Alan J. Southward (ed.). Advances in Marine Biology. 31. Academic Press. pp. 80–169. ISBN   978-0-12-026131-4.