Maxillopoda

Translingual

Etymology

Neuter plural of New Latin maxillopodus, from Latin maxilla (“jaw”) +‎ Ancient Greek πούς (poús, “foot”) +‎ Ancient Greek -ος (-os, adjectival suffix).

Proper noun

Maxillopoda

1. (archaic) A taxonomic class within the phylum Arthropoda – a polyphyletic collection of barnacles, copepods, and other crustaceans.

Usage notes

• Considered polyphyletic; members divided between superclasses Oligostraca and Multicrustacea.

Hypernyms

• (class): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Crustacea – subphylum

Hyponyms

• (class): Branchiura, Copepoda, Mystacocarida, Pentastomida, Tantulocarida, Thecostraca – subclasses

References

• Maxillopoda on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Maxillopoda on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Maxillopoda on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Maxillopoda at the Tree of Life Web Project
• Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, →DOI