Typical Crustaceans

Multicrustacea

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Multicrustacea (Typical Crustaceans) is a superclass of arthropods. There are 53434 species of Typical Crustaceans, in 8049 genera and 937 families. It includes groups like Copepods and Malacostracans.

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supporting structures and enclosures
- URI: http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/SupportingStructuresEnclosures
- Definition: Hard framework, internal or external, which supports and protects softer parts of plant, animal or unicellular organism, and to which muscles usually attach in animals, includes skeletons (derived from Lawrence, 2005).
- Attribution: http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:SupportingStructuresEnclosures Lawrence, E. (ed.) (2005) Henderson's dictionary of Biology (13th edition). London, United Kingdom: Pearson Education Limited.
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exoskeleton
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0006611
- Definition: Exoskeleton or shell, including those of mollusks, turtles, insects and crustaceans
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Typical Crustacean Habitats

The environments in which many typical crustaceans species are known to live. Select an environment to see its typical crustaceans species checklist.

typical crustaceans Habitats

The environments in which many typical crustaceans species are known to live. Select an environment to see its typical crustaceans species checklist.

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