Definition of Decapoda. Meaning of Decapoda. Synonyms of Decapoda

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Definition of Decapoda

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Decacerata De*cac`e*ra"ta, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. de`ka ten + ke`ras a horn.] (Zo["o]l.) The division of Cephalopoda which includes the squids, cuttlefishes, and others having ten arms or tentacles; -- called also Decapoda. [Written also Decacera.] See Dibranchiata.
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Decapoda De*cap"o*da, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? ten + ?, ?, foot.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) The order of Crustacea which includes the shrimps, lobsters, crabs, etc. Note: They have a carapace, covering and uniting the somites of the head and thorax and inclosing a gill chamber on each side, and usually have five (rarely six) pairs of legs. They are divided into two principal groups: Brachyura and Macrura. Some writers recognize a third (Anomura) intermediate between the others. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A division of the dibranchiate cephalopods including the cuttlefishes and squids. See Decacera.
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Podophthalmia Pod`oph*thal"mi*a, n. pl. [NL. See Podophthalmic.] (Zo["o]l.) The stalk-eyed Crustacea, -- an order of Crustacea having the eyes supported on movable stalks. It includes the crabs, lobsters, and prawns. Called also Podophthalmata, and Decapoda.

Meaning of Decapoda from wikipedia

- The Decapoda or decapods (lit. 'ten-footed') are an order of crustaceans within the class Malacostraca, and includes crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp...
- The cladogram below shows Brachyura's placement within the larger order Decapoda, from analysis by Wolfe et al., 2019. Brachyura is separated into several...
- Pleocyemata as the sister clade to Dendrobranchiata within the larger order Decapoda, from analysis by Wolfe et al., 2019. Pleocyemata comprises the following...
- "First Jur****ic occurence [sic] of Enoploclytia M'Coy, 1849 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Erymidae)" (PDF). Annales de Paléontologie. 104 (2): 143–148. doi:10.1016/j...
- below shows Axiidea as more basal than Gebiidea within the larger order Decapoda, from analysis by Wolfe et al., 2019. The infraorder Axiidea comprises...
- (karís, karídos, “shrimp”), are an infraorder of shrimp within the order Decapoda. This infraorder contains all species of true shrimp. They are found widely...
- avec les formes fossiles (Decapoda, Reptantia)" [The Recent glypheids and their relationship with their fossil relatives (Decapoda, Reptantia)] (PDF). Crustaceana...
- occurred independently in at least five groups of decapod crustaceans: Order Decapoda: Infraorder Anomura: King crabs, which most scientists believe evolved...
- greatly enlarged third pair of legs. Stenopodidea belongs to the order Decapoda, and is most closely related to the Caridea and Procarididea infraorders...
- In older classifications, Reptantia was one of the two sub-orders of Decapoda alongside Natantia, with Reptantia containing the walking forms, and Natantia...