Branchiura

Branchiura; Temporal range: Carboniferous–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Argulus sp. on a stickleback
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Maxillopoda
Subclass:	Branchiura; Thorell, 1864
Orders
	Arguloida; † Cyclida;

Branchiura is a group of crustaceans ranked as a subclass of the class Maxillopoda. It comprises the fish lice of the family Argulidae, and the prehistoric Cyclida ("cycloids").^[1]

References

^ Geoff A. Boxshall & Damià Jaume (2009). "Exopodites, epipodites and gills in crustaceans" (PDF). Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny. 67 (2): 229–254.

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[Boxshall-1] Geoff A. Boxshall & Damià Jaume (2009). "Exopodites, epipodites and gills in crustaceans" (PDF). Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny. 67 (2): 229–254.

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