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Arthropods, Crustaceans



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Zoological Record

The core information for this page is taken from the website of The Zoological Record. The original text has been abbreviated, some taxonomic groups are added, and links to further information have been expanded. For convenience the taxonomic list is distributed among several separate pages.
 

Arthropoda arthropods, 'jointed legged animals' characterized by segmented bodies and jointed appendages; have gills or tracheae; easily the largest phylum of all animals & of great economic importance, possibly a polyphyletic group --[ToL ucmp ummzADW links]

Crustacea crustaceans, mainly graytic animals with gills and a dorsal carapace or shell, includes crabs, lobsters, shrimps etc --[ummzADW links]

    Branchiopoda branchiopods --[ummzADW links]

      Anostraca fairy shrimps (Artemia) --[links]

      Cladocera water fleas (Bosmina, Daphnia) --[links]

      Conchostraca clam shrimps (Leptestheria) --[links]

      Notostraca tadpole shrimps (Lepidurus, Triops) --[links]

    Branchiura fish lice; incl in Maxillopoda of some authors (Argulus, Chonopeltis)

    Cephalocarida --[ ummzADW links]

    Cirripedia barnacles; incl in Maxillopoda of some authors (Balanus, Lepas) --[links]

    Copepoda copepods; incl in Maxillopoda of some authors (Acartia, Calanus, Caligus, Cyclops, Diaptomus, Ergasilus, Harpacticus) --[researchers links]

    Malacostraca large group with heavily calcified external skeleton, two pairs of well-developed antennae, 8 segments in thorax each with a pair of appendages, 6-7 segments in abdomen; many well known representatives, including: --[ummzADW links]

      Decapoda --[links]

      Natantia prawns, shrimps (Alpheus, Crangon, Hippolyte, Macrobrachium, Pandalus, Penaeus) --[links]

      Reptantia

        Anomura hermit crabs (Callianassa, Pagurus, Upogebia) --[links]

        Astacura crayfish, true lobsters (Astacus, Cambarus, Homarus, Nephrops, Orconectes, Procambarus) --[links]

        Brachyura true crabs (Callinectes C.sapidus -- blue crab, Cancer, Maja, Ocypode, Scylla, Uca) --[links]

        Palinura slipper lobsters, spiny lobsters (Jasus, Palinurus, Panulirus) --[links]

      Euphausiacea krill (Meganyctiphanes, Thysanoessa) --[links]

      Stomatopoda mantis shrimps (Squilla) --[links]

      Amphipoda amphipods (Corophium, Gammarus, Talorchestia) --[dedicated site links]

      Cumacea cumaceans --[dedicated site links]

      Isopoda isopods, pill bugs, woodlice (Armadillidium, Idotea, Ligia, Limnoria, Oniscus, Porcellio) --[ToL links]

      Mysidacea mysids (Mysis, Neomysis) --[links]

    Ostracoda ostracods; incl in Maxillopoda of some authors (Candona, Limnocythere) --[links]

Trilobitomorpha trilobites, known only from fossils (Calymene, Phacops) --[dedicated site ucmp links]




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