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Mussel shrimps, seed shrimpsOne family A superfamily of the Ostracoda. This superfamily features the last three pairs of legs all similar in shape and attitude but becoming progressively longer posteriorly, the antennules 6-segmented and bearing short bristles (never strong, claw-like spines), the carapace valves completely smooth, white to transparent, and carrying a rosette-shaped muscle scar. Eggs are brooded, and sometimes also the young. There is only one family, DARWINULIDAE (Code OH0599999 , with a single genus, Darwinula. Reference: Williams, W.D. (1980) Australian Freshwater Life: The Invertebrates of Australian Inland Waters.The Macmillan Company of Australia, Melbourne.
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