Ctenopoda
Sign in to saveCtenopoda, from Ancient Greek κτείς (kteís), meaning "comb", and πούς (poús), meaning "foot", are an order of the superorder Diplostraca, comprising the three families Holopediidae, Pseudopenilidae, and Sididae. Its members mostly live in fresh water, but Penilia is marine. Some Ctenopoda have accidentally been introduced by humans to areas outside of their native range.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Ctenopoda is referenced by 36 other articles, and connects out to Conchostraca, Branchiopoda and Diplostraca.
It is catalogued under topics including Arthropod suborders and Cladocera.
Its subject is documented across 4 Wikipedia language editions.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderHymenoptera
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Ctenopoda, from Ancient Greek κτείς (kteís), meaning "comb", and πούς (poús), meaning "foot", are an order of the superorder Diplostraca, comprising the three families Holopediidae, Pseudopenilidae, and Sididae. Its members mostly live in fresh water, but Penilia is marine. Some Ctenopoda have accidentally been introduced by humans to areas outside of their native range.
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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ctenopoda” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.