Polyarthra is an order of
copepods belonging to the class
Copepoda
Copepods (; meaning "oar-feet") are a group of small crustaceans found in nearly every freshwater and saltwater habitat. Some species are planktonic (inhabiting sea waters), some are benthic (living on the ocean floor), a number of species have p ...
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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
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