Meaning of Ostracod | Babel Free

Definitions

Any of many small crustaceans, of the class Ostracoda, that resemble a shrimp enclosed in a bivalve shell.

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Examples

“Considering all the ecological data, there seems to be an evolution in the associations of ostracods throughout time.”

“This study⟳ has also shown that the fifth limb is most probably of thoracic origin and hence ostracods have⟳ only one pair of maxillae.”

“A number⟳ of parasites and epibionts have⟳ been reported from freshwater ostracods, including cestodes, protozoans, helminthes, peritrichs, and acanthocephalans (Griffits and Evans 1994).”

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