Oligostraca is a superclass of crustaceans.[2] It consist of the following three classes:[3]
Oligostraca | |
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Ostracods (Euphilomedes climax) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Clade: | Pancrustacea |
Superclass: | OligostracaZrzavý, Hypša, & Vlášková, 1997[1] |
Classes[2] | |
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Class Mystacocarida: Minute crustaceans (0.5 to 1 mm in length) restricted to interstitial marine sediments. Locomotion depends completely on the presence of dorsal and ventral substrates.[4]
Class Ostracoda (seed shrimp): Small planktonic, demersal and benthic crustaceans with a cosmopolitan aquatic distribution in both freshwater and marine environments, and a few in damp terrestrial habitats. Often called seed shrimps because their body is enclosed within a small and bivalved (with one exception) carapace, which makes them look like seed.[5]
Class Ichthyostraca: