Biology:Ctenopoda

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Short description: Order of small freshwater animals

Ctenopoda
Penilia avirostris.jpg
Penilia avirostris
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
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]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 WoRMS (2011). "Ctenopoda". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106260. 
  2. D. A. Egloff, P. W. Fofonoff & T. Onbé (1997). "Reproductive biology of marine cladocerans". in J. H. S. Blaxter & Alan J. Southward. Advances in Marine Biology. 31. Academic Press. pp. 80–169. ISBN 978-0-12-026131-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=nYE3geCqzVMC&pg=PA85. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1142742 entry