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Any of many small crustaceans, of the class Ostracoda, that resemble a shrimp enclosed in a bivalve shell..
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).
Use ostracod when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Ostracod means Any of many small crustaceans, of the class Ostracoda, that resemble a shrimp enclosed in a bivalve shell..
Common synonyms include seed shrimp, mussel shrimp.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Considering all the ecological data, there seems to be an evolution in the associations of ostracods throughout time.
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