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OSTRACODS  

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  • Class Ostracoda, Phylum Arthropoda, are small crustaceans characterized by a bivalved carapace that encloses the entire body and distinguished by five pairs of appendages on their head and 1-3 pairs of appendages on their body.

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  • 2017-03-13 14:15:52.0 [mgenazzi] Definition added insert Definition (id: null text: Class Ostracoda, Phylum Arthropoda, are small crustaceans characterized by a bivalved carapace that encloses the entire body and distinguished by five pairs of appendages on their head and 1-3 pairs of appendages on their body. language code: en);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/e91ca626-7afa-4e36-8a28-f8df6fc9d797

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