Polyarthra, officially known as Canuelloida, is an order of
copepod
Copepods (; meaning 'oar-feet') are a group of small crustaceans found in nearly every freshwater and saltwater habitat (ecology), habitat. Some species are planktonic (living in the water column), some are benthos, benthic (living on the sedimen ...
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Taxonomy
There are two families recognised in the order Polyarthra:
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Canuellidae Lang, 1944
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Longipediidae Boeck, 1865
References
Copepods
Crustacean orders
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