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

The following families are recognized by the World Register of Marine Species:^[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