Branchiura

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Etymology

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Proper noun

Branchiura

Fish lice
1. (archaic) A taxonomic subclass within the class Maxillopoda.
2. A taxonomic subclass within the class Ichthyostraca.

Hypernyms

(subclass in Maxillopoda): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Crustacea – subphylum; Maxillopoda – class^[1]
(subclass in Ichthyostraca): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Crustacea – subphylum; Oligostraca – superclass; Ichthyostraca – class

Hyponyms

(subclass): Arguloida - the only order^[1]

Coordinate terms

(subclass in Maxillopoda): Copepoda, Mystacocarida, Pentastomida, Tantulocarida, Thecostraca^[1]

References

Branchiura on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Branchiura on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Branchiura on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, →DOI

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