Anomopoda
Sign in to saveAnomopoda is an order of the superorder Diplostraca. These crustaceans, a type of water flea, are members of the class Branchiopoda. The Anomopoda typically have five pairs of thoracic limbs, but sometimes have six pairs. The head of the Anomopoda lacks a clear separation from the trunk and the posterior, while the abdomen area gradually merges with the anterior of the trunk.
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- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassBranchiopoda
- OrderAnomopoda
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Anomopoda is an order of the superorder Diplostraca. These crustaceans, a type of water flea, are members of the class Branchiopoda. The Anomopoda typically have five pairs of thoracic limbs, but sometimes have six pairs. The head of the Anomopoda lacks a clear separation from the trunk and the posterior, while the abdomen area gradually merges with the anterior of the trunk.
==Families== The following families are recognized by the World Register of Marine Species: Acantholeberidae Smirnov, 1976 Bosminidae Baird, 1845 Chydoridae Dybowski & Grochowski, 1894 Daphniidae Straus, 1820 Dumontiidae Santos-Flores & Dodson, 2003 Eurycercidae Kurz, 1875 Gondwanothrichidae Van Damme, 2007 Ilyocryptidae Smirnov, 1976 Macrothricidae Norman & Brady, 1867 Moinidae Goulden, 1968 Ophryoxidae Smirnov, 1976
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