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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.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderHymenoptera
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater

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Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Cladocera
Image
Penilia avirostris.jpg
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taxon rank
infraorder
taxon name
Ctenopoda
taxon common name
Ctenopods
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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.

==References==

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