Malacostraca

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Malacostraca is the largest and most diverse class of crustaceans, including crabs, lobsters, shrimp, krill, and many other familiar marine and freshwater species.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Malacostraca canonical 18
Eumalacostraca 2
Gecarcinidae 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf class of crustaceans
taxon
describedBy Pierre André Latreille
feedingType carnivorous
herbivorous
omnivorous
habitat freshwater environment
marine environment
terrestrial environment
hasAntennae two pairs of antennae
hasAppendages biramous limbs
hasBodyDivision abdomen
head
thorax
hasCommonName malacostracans
hasEconomicImportance aquaculture
fisheries
human food
hasExoskeleton chitinous exoskeleton
hasLarvalStage nauplius
zoea
hasOrder Amphipoda
Decapoda
Euphausiacea
Isopoda
Stomatopoda
hasRespiration gills
hasSubclass Malacostraca self-linksurface differs
surface form: Eumalacostraca

Malacostraca self-linksurface differs
surface form: Phyllocarida
hasTypicalSegmentNumber 19 body segments
includes amphipod
crab
decapod
euphausiid
isopod
krill
lobster
mantis shrimp
opossum shrimp
shrimp
woodlouse
includesEcologicalRole filter feeder
predator
scavenger
isLargestClassOf Crustacea
isMostDiverseClassOf Crustacea
kingdom Animalia
phylum Arthropoda
subphylum Crustacea
taxonRank class
undergoes molting

Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Antarctic krill class Malacostraca
Malacostraca hasSubclass Malacostraca self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Eumalacostraca
Malacostraca hasSubclass Malacostraca self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Phyllocarida
Euphausiacea class Malacostraca
Crustacea hasSubgroup Malacostraca
Dana taxonGroup Malacostraca
American lobster class Malacostraca
Christmas Island red crab family Malacostraca
this entity surface form: Gecarcinidae
Christmas Island red crab class Malacostraca
Juan Fernández spiny lobster class Malacostraca
Ise-ebi spiny lobster class Malacostraca
Dungeness crab class Malacostraca
Caribbean spiny lobster class Malacostraca
white-clawed crayfish class Malacostraca
Lamington spiny crayfish class Malacostraca
Latreillius class Malacostraca
Meganyctiphanes norvegica class Malacostraca
Euphausia pacifica class Malacostraca
Amphipoda class Malacostraca
Amphipoda subclass Malacostraca
this entity surface form: Eumalacostraca
Decapoda class Malacostraca
Isopoda class Malacostraca