Ascothoracida

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Ascothoracida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Crustacea Class: Maxillopoda Subclass: Thecostraca Infraclass: Ascothoracida
Orders and families
Dendrogastrida Ascothoracidae Ctenosculidae Dendrogastridae Laurida Lauridae Petrarcidae Synagogidae

Ascothoracida is a group of crustaceans related to barnacles. They are minute forms parasitic on molluscs and other crustaceans.^[1]

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