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Ichthyostraca
Class of parasitic crustaceans / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Ichthyostega.
Ichthyostraca is a class of parasitic crustaceans. It is composed of two subclasses; Pentastomida and Branchiura. They mainly parasitize various different vertebrates and feed on their blood or mucus.[2][3]
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Ichthyostraca | |
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Argulus coregoni | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Clade: | Mandibulata |
Clade: | Pancrustacea |
Superclass: | Oligostraca |
Class: | Ichthyostraca |
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