Branchiopoda - primitive aquatic mainly freshwater crustaceans: fairy shrimps; brine shrimps; tadpole shrimps; can shrimps; water fleasclass Crustacea, Crustacea - class of mandibulate arthropods including: lobsters; crabs; shrimps; woodlice; barnacles; decapods; water fleas genus Triops, Triops - type genus of the family Triopidae: small crustaceans with a small third median eye class - (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders |