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Definition of Phyllopoda

Phyllopoda
Phyllopoda Phyl*lop"o*da, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a leaf + -poda.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of Entomostraca including a large number of species, most of which live in fresh water. They have flattened or leaflike legs, often very numerous, which they use in swimming. Called also Branchiopoda. Note: In some, the body is covered with a bivalve shell (Holostraca); in others, as Apus, by a shield-shaped carapace (Monostraca); in others, like Artemia, there is no carapace, and the body is regularly segmented. Sometimes the group is made to include also the Cladocera.
Phyllopoda
Branchiopoda Bran"chi*o*poda, n. pl. [Gr. ? gill + -poda: cf. F. branchiopode.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of Entomostraca; -- so named from the feet of branchiopods having been supposed to perform the function of gills. It includes the fresh-water genera Branchipus, Apus, and Limnadia, and the genus Artemia found in salt lakes. It is also called Phyllopoda}. See Phyllopoda, Cladocera. It is sometimes used in a broader sense.

Meaning of Phyllopoda from wikipedia

- W****ers et al., 2002 Suborder Artemiina W****ers et al., 2002 Subclass Phyllopoda Preuss, 1951 Superorder Diplostraca Gerstaecker, 1866 Order Anomopoda...
- Eremophila phyllopoda is a flowering plant in the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It is an erect or spreading shrub...
- planktonic crustacean (adult length 1.5–5.0 mm) that belongs to the subclass Phyllopoda. Daphnia magna is a typical water flea of the genus Daphnia. The females...
- Malacostraca, no fossils are known for krill, while both Hoplocarida and Phyllopoda contain important groups that are now extinct as well as extant members...
- dragonflies include the common bluetail, Ischnura asiatica, Platycnemis phyllopoda, blue-spotted emperor foot-tipped darter, regal pond cruiser, white-tailed...
- The Kota Formation is a geological formation in India. The age of the Kota Formation is uncertain; it is commonly considered to date to the Early Jur****ic...
- single or multiple origin. Some authors advocate placing Phyllocarida in Phyllopoda, a group used in former classification systems, which would then include...
- divided into the subclasses Sarsostraca, containing fairy shrimp, and Phyllopoda, containing all other members (cladocerans, clam shrimps, and the tadpole...
- Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda class: Branchiopoda Subclass: Phyllopoda Superorder: Diplostraca Orders of clam shrimp Cyclestherida Sars, 1899...
- Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda class: Branchiopoda Subclass: Phyllopoda Superorder: Diplostraca Order: Anomopoda Family: Daphniidae Genus: Daphnia...