Editing Notostraca (section)

==Ecology and distribution==
Notostracans are [[omnivore|omnivorous]], eating small animals such as [[fish]]es and [[fairy shrimp]].<ref name="Light"/> They are found worldwide in [[freshwater]], [[brackish water]], or [[Saline water|saline]] pools, as well as in shallow [[lake]]s, [[peat bog]]s, and [[moorland]].<ref name="Lowry"/> The species ''[[Triops longicaudatus]]'' is considered an [[pest (organism)|agricultural pest]] in [[California]] [[Paddy field|rice paddies]], because it prevents light from reaching the rice seedlings by stirring up sediment.<ref>{{cite book |first=Hugh F. |last=Clifford |year=1991 |title=Aquatic Invertebrates of Alberta: An illustrated guide |publisher=[[University of Alberta]] |isbn=978-0-88864-234-9 |chapter=Notostraca: Tadpole shrimp |pages=144–145 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8UQ4jHev6voC&pg=PA144}}</ref>