Ctenopoda

Ctenopoda
Penilia avirostris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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. ^ a b 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. Vol. 31. Academic Press. pp. 80–169. ISBN 978-0-12-026131-4.


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