OSTRACODA Latreille, 1802
(ostracods, mussel shrimps)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:
ClassOSTRACODA (ostracods, mussel shrimps)
SubphylumCRUSTACEA (crustaceans)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Angel, M.V. 1993 Marine Planktonic Ostracods Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 48, Field Studies Council
Athersuch, J., Horne, D.J. & Whittaker, J.E. 1990 Marine and Brackish Water Ostracods (Superfamilies: Cypridacea and Cytheracea) Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 43, The Linnean Society of London
de Kluijver, M.J. & S.S. Ingalsuo, S.S. Crustacea wbd.etibioinformatics.nl/bis/crustacea.php
Griffiths, H.I. & Holmes, J.A. 2000 Non-marine ostracods & quaternary palaeoenvironments Technical Guides, No 8, 173pp, Quaternary Research Association
Henderson, P.A. 1990 Freshwater Ostracoda Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 42, The Linnean Society of London
() Sars, G.O. 1928 *** An account of the crustacea of Norway - Ostracoda ***(Superseded) An account of the crustacea of Norway, Vol 9, 277+119 platespp, Bergen Museum

Marine

() Conway, D.V.P. 2015 Marine Zooplankton of southern Britain. Part 3: Ostracoda, Stomatopoda, Nebaliacea, Mysida, Amphipoda, Isopoda, Cumacea, Euphausiacea, Decapoda, Annelida, Tardigrada, Nematoda, Phoronida, Bryozoa, Entoprocta, Brachiopoda, Echinodermata, Chaetognatha, Hemichordata and Chordata Occasional Publications, No. 27, 272pp, Marine Biological Association
() Hayward, P.J. & Ryland, J.S. (eds) 1996 Handbook of the Marine Fauna of North-West Europe reprint with minor corrections edition, 800pp, Oxford University Press

OSTRACODA (ostracods, mussel shrimps) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for OSTRACODA (ostracods, mussel shrimps)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 10 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for OSTRACODA (ostracods, mussel shrimps)
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