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Species of the order Bathynellacea are small crustaceans of an extraordinary outlook, up to some millimetres. The head of the animal with cylindrical body is clearly distinct from the eight segmented thorax. Abdominal segments are of similar size to those of the thorax. The body ends in a telson bearing a caudal furca.
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Kriska, G. (2013). Crustaceans – Crustacea . In: Freshwater Invertebrates in Central Europe. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-1547-3_12
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