Cyclopoida is an order of small crustaceans from the subclass Copepoda. Like all Copepods, members of Cyclopoida are small, planktonic animals living in the sea and freshwater habitat. They are generally free living in their habitat, and are capable of rapid movement. Their larval development is metamorphic. Embryos are carried in paired or single sacs attached to first abdominal somite.

References

• Lowry, J.K. (1999 onwards). ' Crustacea, the Higher Taxa: Description, Identification, and Information Retrieval.' Version: 2 October 1999.
• Martin, J. W. & Davis, G. E., 2001: An Updated Classification of the Recent Crustacea. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Science Series: Vol. #39, pp. vii-124

External links

• Cyclopoida fact sheet - Guide to the marine zooplankton of south eastern Australia
• McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology Online: Cyclopoida
• Cyclopoida pictures
• Mikko's Phylogeny Archive: Cyclopoida