Poecilostomatoida
Sign in to savePoecilostomatoida is a suborder of copepods. Although it was previously considered a separate order.
Species
ポエキロストム目
Suborder
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassCopepoda
- OrderCyclopoida
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
via
Wikidata facts
Show 4 more facts
- taxon rank
- order
- Commons category
- Ergasilida
- taxon name
- Poecilostomatoida
- topic's main category
- Category:Poecilostomatoida
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
~3 min read
Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Description
- Life cycle
- Ecology
- List of families
- References
- External links
Poecilostomatoida is a suborder of copepods. Although it was previously considered a separate order.
==Description== The classification of these copepods has been established on the basis of the structure of the mouth. In poecilostomatoids the mouth is represented by a transverse slit, partially covered by the overhanging labrum which resembles an upper lip. Although there is variability in the form of the mandible among poecilostomatoids, it can be generalized as being falcate (sickle-shaped).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Poecilostomatoida” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.