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Branchiopoda (branchiopods)

Wikipedia Abstract

Branchiopoda is a class of crustaceans. It comprises fairy shrimp, clam shrimp, Cladocera, Notostraca and the Devonian Lepidocaris. They are mostly small, freshwater animals that feed on plankton and detritus.
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Order

Anostraca (brine shrimp) (379)   (16)   (1)
Diplostraca (1,461)   (3)
Notostraca (fairy shrimp and phyllopods) (31)   (5)

Family

Genus

Cryptocaris (7)
Quasicaris (1)

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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0