Spinicaudata
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- branchiopodSize range and diversity of structure
In the Spinicaudata, however, the number of paired trunk segments varies among its members from 12 up to 32 in some species. A carapace is present in the infraorders Ctenopoda and Anomopoda, but it encloses only the trunk, leaving the head free. In the infraorders Onychopoda and…
Read MoreIn the Spinicaudata, however, the number of paired trunk segments varies among its members from 12 up to 32 in some species. A carapace is present in the infraorders Ctenopoda and Anomopoda, but it encloses only the trunk, leaving the head free. In the infraorders Onychopoda and…
Read More - branchiopodAnnotated classification
Order Diplostraca Suborder Spinicaudata Large carapace in 2 parts encloses head and trunk; antennae large, branched, and used in swimming; 16 to 32 pairs of trunk limbs, flattened, leaflike, and used in filter feeding; male with first 2 pairs of trunk limbs modified for grasping female during mating;…
Read MoreOrder Diplostraca Suborder Spinicaudata Large carapace in 2 parts encloses head and trunk; antennae large, branched, and used in swimming; 16 to 32 pairs of trunk limbs, flattened, leaflike, and used in filter feeding; male with first 2 pairs of trunk limbs modified for grasping female during mating;…
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