Remipedia

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Remipedia is a class of blind, cave-dwelling crustaceans characterized by elongated, segmented bodies and numerous similar swimming appendages.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf class of crustaceans
adaptation adapted to cave environments
appendageArrangement biramous trunk limbs
appendages numerous similar swimming appendages
bodyPlan elongated
segmented
bodyRegion head
posterior region
trunk
cephalization weakly cephalized body
circulatorySystem hemocoel-based circulatory system
conservationStatus many species rare
describedBy J. Yager NERFINISHED
distribution subtropical regions
tropical regions
environment marine
etymology name derived from Latin for "oar-footed"
eyeStructure lacking functional eyes
feedingType predatory
scavenging
firstDescriptionYear 1981
gutType complete digestive tract
habitat anchialine caves
submerged marine caves
kingdom Animalia
larvalDevelopment direct development
locomotion swimming
nervousSystem well-developed nervous system
notableSpecies Speleonectes tulumensis NERFINISHED
oxygenCondition low-oxygen tolerance
phylum Arthropoda NERFINISHED
pigmentation unpigmented body
reproduction sexual reproduction
researchUse study of cave adaptation
study of crustacean evolution
respiration cutaneous respiration
gill-like structures
salinityPreference brackish water
marine water
sizeRange a few centimeters in length
subphylum Crustacea NERFINISHED
symmetry bilateral symmetry
taxonRank class
threat groundwater pollution
habitat disturbance
trunkSegments numerous similar trunk segments
vision blind

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Crustacea hasSubgroup Remipedia