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Ostracoda

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Ostracoda [ä′sträk·ə·də]
(invertebrate zoology)
A subclass of the class Crustacea containing small, bivalved aquatic forms; the body is unsegmented and there is no true abdominal region.


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For example, using the 75% benthic community abundance measure, the upper harbor is dominated by the polycheate Streblospio benedicti, whereas the lower harbor is dominated by the clam Mulinia lateralis; the outer harbor is dominated by Ostracoda (Nelson et al.
 
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