Rhizocephala

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rhizocephala \Rhi`zo*ceph"a*la\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ??? root +
     ??? head.] (Zool.)
     A division of Pectostraca including saclike parasites of
     Crustacea. They adhere by rootlike extensions of the head.
     See Illusration in Appendix.
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