Superorder DIPLOSTRACA Gerstaecker, 1866
Caenestheriella sp.
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Superorder DIPLOSTRACA Gerstaecker, 1866
- Diplostraca Gerstaecker, A. 1866-1879. Die Klassen und Ordnungen der Arthropoden wissenschaftlich dargestellt in Wort und Bild. Fünfter Band, erste Abtheilung. Crustacea (Erste Hälfte). In, Gerstaecker, A. (ed.). Dr. H.G. Bronn's Klassen und Ordnungen des Tier-Reichs wissenschaftlich dargestellt in Wort und Bild. Liepzig & Heidelberg : C.F. Winter'sche Verlagshandlung 1320 pp. 50 pls. [1029].
Introduction
Diplostraca were defined morphologically by Olesen (2007, 2009) and are strongly supported by molecular analysis most recently by Schwentner et al. (2017). Diplostraca includes all extant branchiopod groups that have a bivalved carapace, although some cladocerans have lost it secondarily. A bivalved, enclosing carapace has evolved independently several times in the Crustacea (Rogers, 2024).
General References
Olesen, J. 2007. Monophyly and phylogeny of Branchiopoda, with focus on morphology and homologies of branchiopod phyllopodous limbs. Journal of Crustacean Biology 27: 165–183
Olesen, J. 2009. Phylogeny of Branchiopoda (Crustacea)—character evolution and contribution of uniquely preserved fossils. Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny 67: 3–39
Rogers, D.C. 2024. Current status of the systematics of large branchiopod crustaceans (Branchiopoda: Anostraca, Notostraca, Laevicaudata, Spinicaudata, Cyclestherida). Journal of Crustacean Biology 44: ruae046
Schwentner, M., Combosch, D.J., Pakes Nelson, J. & Giribet, G. 2017. A phylogenomic solution to the origin of insects by resolving crustacean-hexapod relationships. Current Biology 27: 1818–1824
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRUSTACEA Brünnich, 1772 | 26-Dec-2024 | ADDED | Dr Gary Poore |