Branchiopoda

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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