Phyllopoda \Phyl*lop"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a leaf +
-poda.]
(Zo["o]l.)
An order of Entomostraca including a large number of species,
most of which live in fresh water. They have flattened or
leaflike legs, often very numerous, which they use in
swimming. Called also Branchiopoda.
Note: In some, the body is covered with a bivalve shell
(Holostraca); in others, as Apus, by a shield-shaped
carapace (Monostraca); in others, like Artemia, there
is no carapace, and the body is regularly segmented.
Sometimes the group is made to include also the
Cladocera.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Branchiopoda \Bran"chi*o*poda\, n. pl. [Gr. ? gill + -poda: cf.
F. branchiopode.]
(Zo["o]l.)
An order of Entomostraca; -- so named from the feet of
branchiopods having been supposed to perform the function of
gills. It includes the fresh-water genera Branchipus,
Apus, and Limnadia, and the genus Artemia found in salt
lakes. It is also called {Phyllopoda}. See Phyllopoda,
Cladocera. It is sometimes used in a broader sense.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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