Name
Anostraca
Framing
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Branchiopoda
Order: Anostraca
Habitat
Aquatic, benthic and nektonic (in temporary or ephemeral pools of both fresh and brackish water; in the case of the genus Artemia they inhabit permanent waters in marshes and salt pans)
Feeding
Filter feeders (suspensivores, planktivores)
Distribution
Cosmopolitan
Conservation status
Not evaluated
Additional information
Bibliography
- Alonso, M. (1996). Crustacea Branchiopoda. Fauna Ibérica Vol. 7. MNCN-CSIC, Madrid.
- García-de-Lomas, J., Sala, J., García, C.M. & Alonso, M. (2015). Clase Branchiopoda - Orden Anostraca. Revista IDE@-SEA, 67, 1-12. Accesible en: http://sea-entomologia.org/IDE@/revista_67.pdf
- Houghton, I.A., Koseff, J.R., Monismith, S.G. & Dabiri, J.O. (2018). Vertically migrating swimmers generate aggregation-scale eddies in a stratified column. Nature 556: 497-500. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-018-0044-z