Maxillopoda

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Maxillopoda is a diverse class of mostly small crustaceans that includes barnacles, copepods, and related groups found in marine and freshwater environments.

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Maxillopoda canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf class of crustaceans
containsParasiticGroups Branchiura NERFINISHED
Pentastomida NERFINISHED
containsPlanktonicGroups copepods
containsSessileFilterFeeders barnacles
describedBy Siegfried Reimer NERFINISHED
distinguishedBy reduced or absent abdominal appendages
specialized thoracic appendages
ecologicalRole primary consumer in aquatic food webs
secondary consumer in aquatic food webs
zooplankton component
economicImportance barnacles cause biofouling on ships
important in fisheries as food for fish
some species are parasites of fish
habitat freshwater environment
marine environment
hasCharacteristic five head segments
many parasitic forms
maxillipeds present
often planktonic
reduced abdomen
short trunk
hasCommonName maxillopods
hasSubgroupWithFreeSwimmingAdults copepods
hasSubgroupWithParasiticAdults fish lice (Branchiura)
tongue worms (Pentastomida)
hasSubgroupWithSessileAdults barnacles
includesOrganismType barnacle
copepod
includesTaxon Branchiura NERFINISHED
Cirripedia NERFINISHED
Copepoda NERFINISHED
Mystacocarida NERFINISHED
Pentastomida NERFINISHED
Thecostraca NERFINISHED
kingdom Animalia
larvalStage nauplius
phylum Arthropoda NERFINISHED
recognizedInClassification traditional crustacean systematics
reproduction sexual reproduction
subphylum Crustacea NERFINISHED
taxonomicStatus subject to revision based on molecular data
taxonRank class
typicalBodySize small
yearDescribed 1953

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Crustacea hasSubgroup Maxillopoda