Definition of Branchiura. Meaning of Branchiura. Synonyms of Branchiura

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Definition of Branchiura

Branchiura
Branchiura Bran"chi*u"ra, n. pl. [NL., fr., Gr. ? gill + ? tail.] (Zo["o]l.) A group of Entomostraca, with suctorial mouths, including species parasitic on fishes, as the carp lice (Argulus).

Meaning of Branchiura from wikipedia

- class Ichthyostraca. It is the only family in the monotypic subclass Branchiura and the order Arguloida, although a second family, Dipteropeltidae, has...
- Ostracoda monophyly: that Ostracoda subclass Podocopa may form a clade with Branchiura. A 2010 study of nuclear genomes (Regier et al.) strongly supports Pancrustacea...
- isopods form a brood pouch from the carapace and thoracic limbs. Female Branchiura do not carry eggs in external ovisacs but attach them in rows to rocks...
- viability of a native and non-native fish louse (Argulus, Crustacea: Branchiura)". Current Zoology. 57 (6): 828–835. doi:10.1093/czoolo/57.6.828. hdl:2066/92478...
- (Diplopoda, Spirostreptida) Crustacea Ostracoda Mystacocarida Pentastomida Branchiura Thecostraca Copepoda Malacostraca Cephalocarida Branchiopoda Remipedia...
- parasitic crustaceans. It is composed of two subclasses; Pentastomida and Branchiura. They mainly parasitize various vertebrates and feed on their blood or...
- shrimp) Cephalocarida (horseshoe shrimp) Pentastomida (tongue worms) Branchiura (fish lice) Mystacocarida Copepoda Ostracoda (seed shrimp) Malacostraca...
- Branchiura is a genus of annelids belonging to the family Naididae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. Species: Branchiura sowerbyi Beddard, 1892...
- carapace, which makes them look like seed. class Ichthyostraca: Subclass Branchiura (fish lice): Ectoparasitic crustaceans on marine and freshwater fish,...
- Crustacea Ostracoda (seed shrimps) Mystacocarida Pentastomida (tongue worms) Branchiura (fish lice) Malacostraca (woodlice, shrimps, crayfish, lobsters, crabs)...