Stygocaridacea
crustacean
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The Stygocaridacea are a small order of blind, elongated crustaceans found in freshwater environments, primarily in South America and New Zealand. These crustaceans inhabit the spaces between sand grains. They are characterized by a small rostrum and a fused first thoracic segment. While they possess furca, their abdominal appendages are reduced or absent. The Stygocaridacea are part of the Syncarida superorder within the Eumalacostraca subclass.12
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