Branchiopoda

Not to be confused with Brachiopod.

Branchiopoda is a class of crustaceans. It is the sister group to the other crustaceans. They are mostly small, freshwater animals that feed on plankton and detritus. However, many of the Cladocera are marine.

Branchiopoda Temporal range: Cambrian – Recent
Triops
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Branchiopoda

Branchiopods have gills on most of the animals' appendages, including some of the mouthparts. The name means "gill-foot".^[1]

• Subclass Sarsostraca
  • Anostraca
• Subclass Phyllopoda
  • Lipostraca†
  • Notostraca
• Infraclass Diplostraca
  • Laevicaudata
  • Spinicaudata
  • Cyclestherida
  • Cladocera

Related pages

• Daphnia
• Brine shrimp