Definition of Caridea. Meaning of Caridea. Synonyms of Caridea

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Definition of Caridea

Caridea
Shrimp Shrimp, n. [OE. shrimp; -- probably so named from its shriveled appearance. See Shrimp, v.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) (a) Any one of numerous species of macruran Crustacea belonging to Crangon and various allied genera, having a slender body and long legs. Many of them are used as food. The larger kinds are called also prawns. See Illust. of Decapoda. (b) In a more general sense, any species of the macruran tribe Caridea, or any species of the order Schizopoda, having a similar form. (c) In a loose sense, any small crustacean, including some amphipods and even certain entomostracans; as, the fairy shrimp, and brine shrimp. See under Fairy, and Brine.

Meaning of Caridea from wikipedia

- The Caridea, commonly known as caridean shrimp or true shrimp, from the Gr**** word καρίς, καρίδος (karís, karídos, “shrimp”), are an infraorder of shrimp...
- usually walk rather than swim (Pleocyemata, excluding Stenopodidea and Caridea) form a clade called Reptantia. This classification to the level of superfamilies...
- and a primarily swimming mode of locomotiontypically belonging to the Caridea or Dendrobranchiata of the order Decapoda, although some crustaceans outside...
- shrimps are a small group of decapod crustaceans. Often confused with Caridea shrimp or Dendrobranchiata prawns, they are neither, belonging to their...
- (which contains the so-called "boxer shrimp" or "barber-pole shrimp"), and Caridea, which contains the true shrimp. All members of the Pleocyemata are united...
- 001. Liang, Xiangqiu (2002). "On new species of atyid shrimps (Decapoda, Caridea) from China". Oceanologia et Limnologia Sinica. 33 (2): 167–173. "WoRMS...
- & Anker, A. (2008) "Global diversity of shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea) in freshwater" Hydrobiologia, 595 : 287–293. doi:10.1007/s10750-007-9024-2...
- extending back to the Devonian. They differ from related animals, such as Caridea and Stenopodidea, by the branching form of the gills and by the fact that...
- or alpheid shrimp[citation needed]) is a family within the infraorder caridea characterized by having asymmetrical claws, the larger of which is typically...
- families that move predominantly by swimming – the shrimp (comprising Caridea and Procarididea), prawns (Dendrobranchiata) and boxer shrimp. The remaining...