Ichthyostraca

Ichthyostraca; Temporal range: Late Cambrian–Present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Argulus coregoni
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Mandibulata
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Superclass:	Oligostraca
Class:	Ichthyostraca
Subclasses
	Branchiura; Pentastomida;

Ichthyostraca is a class of parasitic crustaceans. It is composed of two subclasses; Pentastomida and Branchiura. They mainly parasitize various vertebrates and feed on their blood or mucus.^[2]^[3]

References

^ D. Walossek & K. J. Müller (1994). "Pentastomid parasites from the Lower Palaeozoic of Sweden". Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh: Earth Sciences. 85: 1–37. doi:10.1017/s0263593300006295. S2CID 86957051.
^ Barton, Diane P.; Gherman, Calin Mircea; Zhu, Xiaocheng; Shamsi, Shokoofeh (2022). "Characterization of tongue worms, Linguatula spp. (Pentastomida) in Romania, with the first record of an unknown adult Linguatula from roe deer (Capreolus capreolus Linnaeus)". Parasitology Research. 121 (8): 2379–2388. doi:10.1007/s00436-022-07566-9. PMC 9279206. PMID 35689112.
^ Thorp, James; Covich, Alan (2009). Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates (3rd ed.). Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-12-374855-3.

[1] D. Walossek & K. J. Müller (1994). "Pentastomid parasites from the Lower Palaeozoic of Sweden". Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh: Earth Sciences. 85: 1–37. doi:10.1017/s0263593300006295. S2CID 86957051.

[2] Barton, Diane P.; Gherman, Calin Mircea; Zhu, Xiaocheng; Shamsi, Shokoofeh (2022). "Characterization of tongue worms, Linguatula spp. (Pentastomida) in Romania, with the first record of an unknown adult Linguatula from roe deer (Capreolus capreolus Linnaeus)". Parasitology Research. 121 (8): 2379–2388. doi:10.1007/s00436-022-07566-9. PMC 9279206. PMID 35689112.

[3] Thorp, James; Covich, Alan (2009). Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates (3rd ed.). Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-12-374855-3.

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