Copepoda

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κώπη (kṓpē, “handle”) + -poda.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˌkoʊpəˈpoʊdə/

Proper noun

Copepoda

A taxonomic subclass within the class Maxillopoda – the copepods, a group of common aquatic crustacea.

Hypernyms

(subclass): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Crustacea - subphylum; Maxillopoda - class[1]

Hyponyms

(subclass): Calanoida, Cyclopoida, Gelyelloida, Harpacticoida, Misophrioida, Monstrilloida, Mormonilloida, Platycopioida, Poecilostomatoida, Siphonostomatoida - orders[1]

Coordinate terms

(subclass in Maxillopoda): Branchiura, Mystacocarida, Pentastomida, Tantulocarida, Thecostraca[1]

References

Copepoda on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Copepoda on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Copepoda on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248

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