Anomopoda

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]

Anomopoda
Daphnia magna (Daphniidae)
Scientific classification
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

See also

• Daphnia - water fleas