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Triops
Genus
Triops
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Crustacea (Crustaceans)
Class
Branchiopoda (Branchiopods)
Order
Notostraca (Tadpole Shrimp)
Family
Triopsidae
Genus
Triops
Explanation of Names
Author: Schrank, 1803
(
Triops
means "three eyes")
Contributed by
Charley Eiseman
on 9 November, 2009 - 1:31am
Last updated 24 October, 2019 - 9:37am