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Malacostracans are distributed worldwide in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments. There are roughly 25,000 species in as many as fifteen orders. Decapoda (crabs, lobsters, and shrimps) is the most speciose group within the Malacostraca.
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There are more than 20,000 species of Malacostracans described to date. Members of Malacostraca generally have a total of 19-20 segments; 5 segments make up the cephalon or head, 8 segments compose the thorax, and 6 or 7 segments make up the abdomen.
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Kingdom Animalia -- Animal, animals, animaux ... Class Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 ... Malacostraca Latreille, 1802; Taxonomic Serial No.: 89787...
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Richter, S. and G. Scholtz. 2001. Phylogenetic analysis of the Malacostraca (Crustacea). Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 39:113-136. ... Schram, R. F. 1977. Paleozoogeography of Late Paleozoic and Triassic Malacostraca. Systematic Zoology 26:367-379.
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Media in category "Malacostraca" ... ITIS link: Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 ... World Register of Marine Species link: Malacostraca (+species list)
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The Malacostraca (Greek: "soft shell") are the largest class of crustacean ... The decapods or Decapoda are an order of crustaceans within the class Malacostraca, including many familiar groups, such as crayfish, crabs, lobsters, prawns and shrimp. Most decapods are scavengers.-Anatomy:...
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www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Malacostraca
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8 Class Malacostraca ... The Malacostraca include about two thirds of all crustacean species, and contains all the larger forms, such as woodlice , shrimps , lobsters and crabs . ... Their body comprises:
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The Malacostraca (Greek: "soft shell") are the largest subgroup of crustaceans. They include decapods (such as crabs, lobsters and shrimp), stomatopods (mantis shrimp) and krill. There are 22,000 members in this group. ... Malacostraca have heads with six segments. They have a pair of antennules and a pair of antennae.
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Description of Euphausiacea (Eucarida, Malacostraca), generated from a DELTA database. ... Description. Head. Rostrum present or absent; eyes stalked; compound, visual elements present; ocular scale absent; naupliar eyes absent. Antennules (antenna 1) biramous; peduncle and flagellum distinct; ... endopod well developed;
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