Branchiopoda - Wikipedia
网页Branchiopoda is a class of crustaceans. It comprises fairy shrimp, clam shrimp, Diplostraca (or Cladocera), Notostraca, the Devonian Lepidocaris and possibly the Cambrian Rehbachiella. They are mostly small, freshwater animals that feed on plankton and detritus.
Branchiopod | Anatomy, Habitat & Adaptations | Britannica
网页Branchiopod, any of the roughly 800 species of the class Branchiopoda (subphylum Crustacea, phylum Arthropoda). They are aquatic animals that include brine shrimp, fairy shrimp, tadpole shrimp, water fleas, and other small, chiefly freshwater forms. Branchiopods are generally regarded as primitive.
ADW: Branchiopoda: INFORMATION
网页Branchiopoda. By Judy Follo and Daphne G. Fautin. Approximately 800 species of branchiopods are found worldwide in freshwater ponds, lakes, and inland saline waters such as the Great Salt Lake in Utah.
Branchiopoda - Animalia
网页Branchiopoda is a class of crustaceans. It comprises fairy shrimp, clam shrimp, Diplostraca (or Cladocera), Notostraca and the Devonian Lepidocaris. They are mostly small, freshwater animals that feed on plankton and detritus.
Freshwater, Branchiopoda, Fairy Shrimp - Britannica
网页Clam shrimp, any member of the crustacean order Conchostraca (subclass Branchiopoda), a group of about 200 species inhabiting shallow freshwater lakes, ponds, and temporary pools throughout the world. Clam shrimps are so called because their entire body is contained within a bivalved shell.
Branchiopoda - New World Encyclopedia
网页Branchiopoda is a diverse group of primitive, aquatic, primarily freshwater crustaceans, mostly resembling shrimp. This taxon is generally placed as a class of the arthropod subphylum (or superclass) Crustacea, but some taxonomic schemes recognize it as an order, with Crustacea listed as a class.
Branchiopoda - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
网页Branchiopoda is a relatively diverse group of invertebrates in North American inland waters. Scientists have identified about 645 water flea species in 17 genera. The highest diversity of planktonic cladocerans occurs in the formerly glaciated, mid-temperate zone, while diversity for benthic species peaks in the southeastern USA.
Branchiopod - Freshwater, Aquatic, Filter-Feeders | Britannica
网页Extrinsic muscles, having their origins within the trunk, operate at the bases of the limbs and are responsible for movements of the whole limb. The primitive branchiopod limb can be thought of as a multipurpose flap serving for locomotion, feeding, and respiration.
Evolution, Classification, and Global Diversity of Large Branchiopoda ...
网页2015年5月1日 · Review of egg morphology of Eulimnadia (Branchiopoda: Spinicaudata) from North Africa and neighboring regions (Northern Africa, Europe, Asia) with a description of two new species from Mauritania.
Branchiopoda - KU Biodiversity Institute & Natural History Museum
网页Branchiopoda. The branchiopod crustaceans comprise approximately 500 species, primarily in aquatic habitats. Current Research Focus on Branchiopods.