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Tantulocarida is a small subclass of the class Maxillopoda ( copepods and barnacles) that consists of about 30 species. They are typically ectoparasites that infest deep-sea copepods, isopods, tanaids, and ostracods.
Members of this subclass are minute—less than 0.3 mm (0.01 inch) in length—and have a dramatic reduction in body form compared to other crustaceans, with an unsegmented sac-like thorax and a much reduced abdomen.
Tantulocarida comprises five families:
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