Scientific name Halocyprida Rank Order | Higher classification Myodocopa | |
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Similar Myodocopa, Ostracod, Myodocopida, Crustacean, Podocopa | ||
The Halocyprida is one of the two orders within the Myodocopa, in turn a subclass of the ostracods. Like their relatives in the order Myodocopida, they have a long exopod on the second antenna. However, unlike myodocopids, their fifth appendage is leg-like rather than modified for feeding, their seventh limb is reduced or absent, and they have no lateral eyes. The group is primarily planktonic. There are two suborders: Halocypridina and Cladocopina.
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