| Poecilostomatoida | |
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| Sapphirina darwinii with egg cases | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Cyclopoida |
| Suborder: | Poecilostomatoida Thorell, 1859 |
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Poecilostomatoida is a suborder of copepods. Although it was previously considered a separate order.[1][2]
- ^ A. G. Humes & G. A. Boxshall (1996). "A revision of the lichomolgoid complex (Copepoda: Poecilostomatoida), with the recognition of six new families". Journal of Natural History. 30 (2): 175–227. Bibcode:1996JNatH..30..175H. doi:10.1080/00222939600771131.
- ^ Martin, J. W.; Davis, G. E. (2001). An updated classification of the recent Crustacea (PDF). pp. 27–28. OCLC 858640626.