Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Podocopa Higher classification Ostracod | Subphylum Crustacea Phylum Arthropoda Rank Subclass | |
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Similar Ostracod, Podocopida, Crustacean, Myodocopa, Arthropod | ||
The Podocopa are a subclass of ostracods. This subclass can be differentiated from the other subclass (Myodocopa) by the morphology of the second antenna: the Podocopa have a relatively long endopod, whereas the Myodocopa have a relatively long exopod. The seventh limb of the Podocopa has a variety of forms or is absent, but is never an annulated worm-like limb (as seen in some Myodocopa). Within the Podocopa there are three orders: Platycopida, Podocopida and Palaeocopida.
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