Anomopoda

Anomopoda
Daphnia magna (Daphniidae)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Branchiopoda
Subclass: Phyllopoda
Superorder: Diplostraca
Order: Anomopoda
G. O. Sars, 1865
Families[1]

Acantholeberidae Smirnov, 1976
Bosminidae Baird, 1845
Chydoridae Dybowski & Grochowski, 1894
Daphniidae Straus, 1820
Dumontiidae Santos-Flores & Dodson, 2003
Eurycercidae Kurz, 1875
Gondwanothrichidae Van Damme, 2007
Ilyocryptidae Smirnov, 1976
Macrothricidae Norman & Brady, 1867
Moinidae Goulden, 1968
Ophryoxidae Smirnov, 1976

Anomopoda is an order of the superorder Diplostraca. These crustaceans, a type of water flea, are members of the class Branchiopoda.[1] The Anomopoda typically have five pairs of thoracic limbs, but sometimes have six pairs.[2] The head of the Anomopoda lacks a clear separation from the trunk and the posterior, while the abdomen area gradually merges with the anterior of the trunk.[3]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference WoRMS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ D. R. Khanna (2004). Biology of Arthropoda. Discovery Publishing House. p. 351. ISBN 81-7141-897-X.
  3. ^ Henri J. Dumont & Ștefan Negrea (2002). Guides to the Identification of the Microinvertebrates of the Continental Waters of the World. Vol. 19. Backhuys. p. 29. ISBN 978-90-5782-112-7.