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Crustaceans are members of the sub-phylum Crustacea, a large group of arthropods (55,000 species). They include various familiar animals, such as lobsters , crabs , shrimp and barnacles . They are variously found in marine and freshwater, with a few terrestrial members (such as woodlice ).
Abludomelita obtusata, an amphipod. Crustaceans (from Latin meaning: "those with shells" or "crusted ones") are invertebrate animals that constitute one group of arthropods that are a part of the subphylum Crustacea (/ k r ə ˈ s t eɪ ʃ ə /), a large, diverse group of mainly aquatic arthropods including decapods (shrimps, prawns, crabs, lobsters and crayfish), seed shrimp, branchiopods ...
Crustaceans (from Latin meaning: "those with shells" or "crusted ones") are invertebrate animals that constitute one group of arthropods that are traditionally a part of the subphylum Crustacea (/ k r ə ˈ s t eɪ ʃ ə /), a large, diverse group of mainly aquatic arthropods including decapods (shrimps, prawns, crabs, lobsters and crayfish), seed shrimp, branchiopods, fish lice, krill ...
Its common name comes from the port of Dungeness, Washington. In 2009, based on lobbying from schoolchildren at Sunset Primary School in West Linn, Oregon, and citing its importance to the Oregon economy, the Oregon State Legislature designated the Dungeness crab as the state crustacean of Oregon. [3]
The list includes all commonly accepted genera, but also genera that are now considered invalid, doubtful (nomina dubia), or were not formally published (nomina nuda), as well as junior synonyms of more established names, and genera that are no longer considered malacostracans. [1]
Crustaceans of North America — a subphylum of the Arthropod phylum. Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. ...
The pages in this category are redirects from the vernacular ("common") names of crustaceans to the scientific names. These pages are a subset of all redirects to scientific names. To add a redirect to this category, place {{Rcat shell|{{R to scientific name|1=crustacean}}}} on the second new line (skip a line) after #REDIRECT [[Target page ...
Crustaceans portal Species of crustaceans which are edible for humans and consumed as food ( seafood ). This is an object category, entries have to meet the following requirement: ... is an edible crustacean .