Phyllopoda
Pronunciation : Phyl*lop"o*da
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [NL., fr. Gr. -poda.] (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: An order of Entomostraca including a large number of species, most of which live in fresh water. They have flattened or leaflike legs, often very numerous, which they use in swimming. Called also Branchiopoda.
Note: In some, the body is covered with a bivalve shell (Holostraca); in others, as Apus, by a shield-shaped carapace (Monostraca); in others, like Artemia, there is no carapace, and the body is regularly segmented. Sometimes the group is made to include also the Cladocera.
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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913