Myodocopida

The Myodocopida is one of the two orders within the Myodocopa, in turn a subclass of the Ostracoda. The Myodocopida are distinguished by a worm-like seventh limb, and, usually, a rostrum above an incisure (notch) from which the antennae can protrude.^[3] Unlike other ostracods, many species of the Myodocopida have lateral compound eyes^[4] Over the last thirty years there has been much research into the morphology, behaviour and distribution of myodocopids. More recently, DNA sequences have been used to investigate the phylogeny of various groups.

Myodocopida
A myodocopid ostracod from southern Australia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Ostracoda
Subclass:	Myodocopa
Order:	Myodocopida Sars, 1866[1]
Suborders[2]
†Entomozocopina Myodocopina †Paleomyodocopina genus incertae sedis †Luprisca (Siveter, Tanaka, Farrell, Martin, Siveter & Briggs, 2014)