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Poecilostomatoida

crustacean
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  • American lobster
    crustacean
    / Annotated classification

    Order PoecilostomatoidaParasites and commensals of fish and invertebrates; mouth not tubelike or suckerlike; mandibles reduced; adult segmentation often reduced or lost; mostly marine, few freshwater.Order SiphonostomatoidaMouth tubelike or forms a sucker with styletlike mandibles; adult segmentation reduced or lost; parasites and commensals on…

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    Order PoecilostomatoidaParasites and commensals of fish and invertebrates; mouth not tubelike or suckerlike; mandibles reduced; adult segmentation often reduced or lost; mostly marine, few freshwater.Order SiphonostomatoidaMouth tubelike or forms a sucker with styletlike mandibles; adult segmentation reduced or lost; parasites and commensals on…

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