Decapoda
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Decapoda is a large order of crustaceans that includes crabs, lobsters, shrimp, and related species characterized by having ten legs.
All labels observed (2)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crustacean order
ⓘ
taxonomic order ⓘ |
| bodyPlan | cephalothorax and abdomen ⓘ |
| characterizedBy | ten legs ⓘ |
| class | Malacostraca ⓘ |
| development | often includes larval stages ⓘ |
| diversity | one of the most species-rich crustacean orders ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
benthic scavengers
ⓘ
herbivores ⓘ predators ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
important in aquaculture
ⓘ
important in fisheries ⓘ major seafood resources ⓘ |
| feeding |
includes detritivorous species
ⓘ
includes filter-feeding species ⓘ omnivorous in many taxa ⓘ |
| fossilRecord | extends back to at least the Devonian ⓘ |
| habitat |
freshwater environments
ⓘ
marine environments ⓘ terrestrial environments in some groups ⓘ |
| hasAppendages |
five pairs of thoracic walking legs
ⓘ
three pairs of maxillipeds ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | decapods ⓘ |
| hasEtymology |
Greek deka meaning ten
ⓘ
Greek pous meaning foot ⓘ |
| hasExoskeleton | chitinous exoskeleton ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
compound eyes
ⓘ
gills for aquatic respiration ⓘ often calcified exoskeleton ⓘ two pairs of antennae ⓘ |
| includes |
crabs
ⓘ
crayfish ⓘ ghost shrimps ⓘ hermit crabs ⓘ lobsters ⓘ mantis shrimps ⓘ prawns ⓘ shrimps ⓘ squat lobsters ⓘ true crabs ⓘ true lobsters ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion |
swimming with pleopods in many species
ⓘ
walking with pereiopods ⓘ |
| phylum | Arthropoda ⓘ |
| reproduction | usually separate sexes ⓘ |
| subphylum | Crustacea ⓘ |
| taxonRank | order ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
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this entity surface form:
Astacidea