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Bookmark or Share- Crustacean - WikipediaCrustaceans are a group of arthropods that are a part of the subphylum Crustacea ( / krəˈsteɪʃə / ), a large, diverse group of mainly aquatic arthropods including decapods ( shrimps, prawns, crabs, lobsters and crayfish ), seed shrimp, branchiopods, fish lice, krill, remipedes, isopods, barnacles, copepods, opossum shrimps, amphipods and mantis ...
- Characteristics of crustaceans | Britannicacrustacean , Any member of the 45,000 arthropod species in the subphylum Crustacea. Distributed worldwide, crustaceans are distinguished by having two pairs of antenna-like appendages in front of the mouth and other paired appendages near the mouth that act like jaws.
- Encyclopedia of LifeCrustaceans are usually distinguishable from the other arthropods in several important ways, chiefly: Biramous appendages. Most crustaceans have appendages or limbs that are split into two, usually segmented, branches. Both branches originate on the same proximal segment. Larvae.
- Crustaceans: Species, Characteristics, and Diet - ThoughtCoThe crustaceans are a group of marine life that includes crabs, lobsters, and shrimp. Learn more with this collection of crustacean facts.
- Crustacean | Definition, Characteristics, Evolution, & Factscrustacean, any member of the subphylum Crustacea (phylum Arthropoda), a group of invertebrate animals consisting of some 45,000 species distributed worldwide. Crabs, lobsters, shrimps, and wood lice are among the best-known crustaceans, but the group also includes an enormous variety of other forms without popular names.
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