Lophogastrida
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Gnathophausiidae )
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Superorder: | Peracarida |
| Order: | Lophogastrida G. O. Sars, 1870 |
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Lophogastrida is an
pelagic waters of the oceans throughout the world.[1]
Most lophogastridan species are 1–8 centimetres (0.4–3.1 in) long, but Gnathophausia ingens can be up to 35 cm (14 in), probably the largest pelagic crustacean in the world.[1] Some 56 extant species in total are currently known. They are classified into three families and nine genera.[2]
The external features of lophogastrids include stalked
planktonic larval stage.[3]
Previously, Lophogastrida was classified as a suborder of a broader peracaridan order,
molecular characters also differ.[6]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-87893-097-5.
- ^ a b Gary Anderson (January 20, 2010). "Peracarida taxa and literature (Cumacea, Lophogastrida, Mysida, Stygiomysida and Tanaidacea)". Archived from the original on January 24, 2010.
- ISBN 978-0-08-057941-2.
- ^ Jan Mees (2011). "Lophogastrida". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
- ^ Joel W. Martin & George E. Davis (2001). An Updated Classification of the Recent Crustacea (PDF). Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. pp. 132 pp.
- PMID 17398121.
External links
Data related to Lophogastrida at Wikispecies
