Fairy-shrimp

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The class of crustacea is divided into two sub-classes, Entomostraca and Malacostraca. The first, Entomostraca, contains the fairy-shrimps (Branchipus). A simple Crustacean, the fairy shrimp body is distinctly separated into head, thorax, and abdomen. This diagram shows parts of the fairy-shimp, (b) brood-pouch, (e,e’) compound and simple eyes, (f) paddle-shaped feet, (h) tubular heart, and (i) intestine.

Keywords

malacostraca, Entomostraca, fairy-shrimps, Branchipus

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Crustaceans

Source

Winchell, Alexander Sketches of Creation (New York, NY: Harper & Brothers, 1870)

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