Maxillopoda

:Thecostraca

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:Tantulocarida

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:Branchiura

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:Pentastomida

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:Mystacocarida

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:Copepoda

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Maxillopoda is a class of crustaceans, characterised by a reduction of the abdomen and its appendages. The most species-rich groups are the barnacles and copepods.

Related Topics:
Class - Crustacea - Abdomen - Appendage - Species-rich - Barnacle - Copepod

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