ostracod

• Nom désignant un petit crustacé marin ou d'eau douce, au corps semblable à celui d'une crevette, enfermé dans une carapace bivalve.

A noun referring to a tiny marine or freshwater crustacean with a shrimp-like body enclosed in a bivalve shell.

1. Small crustaceanC2formalscientific

   A tiny aquatic crustacean with a body resembling a shrimp, enclosed in a two-part shell.

   Ostracode

   • Ostracods are commonly found in both marine and freshwater environments.
   • The fossilized ostracod shells helped scientists date the rock layers.
   • Under the microscope, the ostracod's bivalve shell is clearly visible.

   Synonymesseed shrimp