entomostraca

• Grupo taxonômico obsoleto que reunia crustáceos de pequeno porte, como branquiópodes, copépodes, ostrácodes e cirrípedes; o termo não é mais usado na classificação científica moderna.

A taxonomic group in older classifications that included branchiopods, copepods, ostracods, and cirripeds; this term is no longer used in modern technical contexts.

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1. A taxonomic group of crustaceansC2formalscientific

   A group in older classifications that includes Branchiopoda, Copepoda, Ostracoda, and Cirripedia; no longer in technical use.

   Grupo taxonômico de crustáceos

   • The Entomostraca were once considered a subclass of Crustacea.
   • Early zoologists grouped many small aquatic crustaceans under Entomostraca.
   • The classification of Entomostraca has been abandoned in modern taxonomy.
   • Specimens previously assigned to Entomostraca are now placed in separate classes.