Arthrostraca

Arthrostraca

(Science: zoology) One of the larger divisions of crustacea, so called because the thorax and abdomen are both segmented; Tetradecapoda. It includes the Amphipoda and Isopoda.

Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Joint _ a shell.

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Arthrostraca