Definition of Branchiopoda
Bran´chi`o`poda
n. pl.
1.
(Zool.)
An
order
of
Entomostraca
; -
so
named
from
the
feet
of
branchiopods
having
been
supposed
to
perform
the
function
of
gills
.
It
includes
the
fresh-water
genera
Branchipus
,
Apus
,
and
Limnadia
,
and
the
genus
Artemia
found
in
salt
lakes
.
It
is
also
called
Phyllopoda
.
See
Phyllopoda
,
Cladocera
.
It
is
sometimes
used
in
a
broader
sense
.
Related Words
Anostraca
,
class
,
class
Crustacea
,
Crustacea
,
genus
Daphnia
,
genus
Triops
,
Notostraca
,
order
Anostraca
,
order
Notostraca
,
subclass
Branchiopoda
,
Triops
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