- The
Decapoda or
decapods, from
Ancient Gr**** δεκάς (dekás),
meaning "ten", and πούς (poús),
meaning "foot", is a
large order of
crustaceans within the...
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decapod or
Decapod in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A
decapod is a
member of Decapoda, an
order of
crustaceans such as
lobsters and
crabs Decapod may...
- The
decapod (crustaceans, such as a crab, lobster,
shrimp or prawn) is made up of 20 body
segments grouped into two main body parts: the cephalothorax...
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Crabs are
decapod crustaceans of the
infraorder Brachyura (meaning "short tail" in Gr****),
which typically have a very
short projecting tail-like abdomen...
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Hippoidea is a
superfamily of
decapod crustaceans known as mole
crabs or sand crabs.
Hippoids are
adapted to
burrowing into
sandy beaches, a
habit they...
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Pleocyemata is a
suborder of
decapod crustaceans,
erected by
Martin Burkenroad in 1963. Burkenroad's
classification replaced the
earlier sub-orders of...
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Axius is a
genus of mud
lobster containing the
following species:
Axius armatus S. I. Smith, 1881 †Axius
hofstedtae Hyžný,
Jakobsen & Fraaije, 2017 †Axius...
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crustaceans with an
exoskeleton and ten legs (members of the
order of
decapods), some of
which are edible. The term
prawn is used
particularly in the...
- Dendrobranchiata, all
decapod crustaceans brood their eggs on the female's pleopods. This has
resulted in
development in
decapod crustaceans being generally...
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elongated body and a
primarily swimming mode of
locomotion –
typically Decapods belonging to the
Caridea or Dendrobranchiata,
although some crustaceans...
