Definition of Ostracoda in English:
Ostracoda
plural noun ˌɒstrəˈkəʊdəˌästrəˈkōdə
Zoology A class of minute aquatic crustaceans that have a hinged shell from which the antennae protrude, and a reduced number of appendages.
Example sentencesExamples
- On the whole the maxillopodan groups Ostracoda and Cirripedia and the Malacostraca have left the most significant fossil records.
- Hemoglobins have been described in a select number of crustacean groups, including the Branchiopoda, Ostracoda, Copepoda, Cirrepedia, and Decapoda.
- Crustaceans possessing many primitive features tend to have myogenic hearts, although neurogenicity is dominant in the more advanced malacostracan groups and possibly members of the Ostracoda.
- The Ostracoda are one of the most successful crustacean groups with approximately 8000 living species.
- Hemoglobin is present in Branchiopoda, Ostracoda, Copepoda, rhizocephalan Cirripedia and one suborder of amphipodan Malacostraca.
Origin
Modern Latin (plural), from Greek ostrakōdēs 'testaceous', from ostrakon 'shell'.