Crustaceans

Malacostraca

Description

Crustaceans are a very diverse group of arthropods which includes animals like crabs, lobsters, shrimps, and barnacles. They are characterized by having two pairs of antennae, a hard exoskeleton, and a body divided into three parts: head, thorax, and abdomen.

Orders
Isopods

Isopoda

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Cumaceans

Cumacea

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Mantis Shrimps

Stomatopoda

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Euphausiids

Euphausiacea

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Decapods

Decapoda

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Spelaeogriphaceans

Spelaeogriphacea

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Thermosbaenaceans

Thermosbaenacea

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Mysids

Mysida

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Leptostracans

Leptostraca

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Anaspidaceans

Anaspidacea

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Tanaids

Tanaidacea

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Taxonomy
Phylum Arthropods
Statistics
  • Orders 11