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]
| Ichthyostraca Temporal range:
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| Argulus coregoni | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Mandibulata |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Superclass: | Oligostraca |
| Class: | Ichthyostraca |
| Subclasses | |
References
edit- ^ 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.