Tantulocarida

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:Basipodellidae

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:Deoterthridae

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:Doryphallophoridae

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:Microdajidae

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:Onceroxenidae

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Tantulocarida is a small subclass of the class Maxillopoda (ostracods, copepods, barnacles) that consists of about 1200 species. They are typically ectoparasites that infest deep-sea copepods, isopods, tanaids, and ostracods.

Related Topics:
Class - Maxillopoda - Ostracod - Copepods - Barnacles - Species - Ectoparasites - Isopods - Tanaids

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Members of this subclass are minute - less than 0.01 inch (0.3 mm) in length - and have a dramatic reduction in body form compared to other crustaceans, with an unsegmented sac-like thorax and a much reduced abdomen.

Related Topics:
Inch - Mm - Crustacea - Thorax - Abdomen

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Tantulocarida comprises five families (not all species are listed!):

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:Basipodellidae

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::Basipodella atlantica

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::Stygotantulus stocki (the world's smallest crustacean)

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:Deoterthridae

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::Amphitantulus harpinacheres

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::Boreotantulus kunzi

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::Cumoniscus kruppi

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::Deoterthron aselloticola

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::Dicrotrichura tricincta

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::Tantulacus hoegi

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:Doryphallophoridae

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::Doryphallophora harrisoni

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:Microdajidae

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::Microdajus gaelicus

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::Microdajus langi

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::Microdajus pectinatus

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:Onceroxenidae

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::Onceroxenus birdi

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::Onceroxenus curtus

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