branchiopoda

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An order of Entomostraca; -- so named from the feet of branchiopods having been supposed to perform the function of gills. It includes the fresh-water genera Branchipus, Apus, and Limnadia, and the genus Artemia found in salt lakes. It is also called Phyllopoda. See Phyllopoda, Cladocera. It is sometimes used in a broader sense.

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Taxonomy In early taxonomic treatments, the current members of the Branchiopoda were all placed in a single genus, Monoculus. Source: Internet

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