| Branchiura Temporal range: Carboniferous–Recent |
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|---|---|
| Argulus sp. on a stickleback | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Maxillopoda |
| Subclass: | Branchiura Thorell, 1864 |
| Orders | |
Branchiura is a group of crustaceans ranked as a subclass of the class Maxillopoda. It comprises the fish lice of the family Argulidae, and the prehistoric Cyclida ("cycloids").[1]