Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Branchiopoda Branchiopods Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Crustacea Class : Branchiopoda Orders not necessarily a complete list: Anostraca Notostraca Cladocera Conchostraca Branchiopoda is a group of primarily freshwater crustaceans, mostly resembling shrimp. A few are well-known, including the Artemia (brine shrimp, called Sea MonkeysŪ when marketed as novelties), and Daphnia, both of which are raised as aquarium food or as interesting pets in and of themselves. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimps) Order Notostraca (tadpole shrimps) Order Cladocera (water fleas) Order Conchostraca (clam shrimps) This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.