Definition of Entomostracan. Meaning of Entomostracan. Synonyms of Entomostracan

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Definition of Entomostracan

Entomostracan
Entomostracan En`to*mos"tra*can, a. (Zo["o]l.) Relating to the Entomostraca. -- n. One of the Entomostraca.

Meaning of Entomostracan from wikipedia

- Entomostraca is a historical subclass of crustaceans, no longer in technical use. It was originally considered one of the two major lineages of crustaceans...
- and is usually hard. Malacostracans are sometimes contrasted with entomostracans, a name applied to all crustaceans outside the Malacostraca, and named...
- algae, diatoms, aquatic insect larvae, and small crustaceans called entomostracans. Occasionally they will eat fish eggs or small fish. Bluntnose minnows...
- Paulinecaris Gen. et sp. nov Valid Waloszek et al. Cambrian  Sweden An entomostracan of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Paulinecaris...
- slow water current where they feed on the sand bed midge larvae and entomostracans. Primarily found in Coastal Plain habitats in Gulf Coastal drainages...
- national expeditions; cooperator of Norman (q.v.); worked mainly on "entomostracans" and had many species named after him [Bradya Boeck, 1872, Bradyidius...