Decapod - Wikipedia The Decapoda or decapods, from Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás), meaning "ten", and πούς (poús), meaning "foot", is a large order of crustaceans within the class Malacostraca, and includes crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, and prawns Most decapods are scavengers
Decapod | Anatomy, Classification Adaptations | Britannica Decapod, (order Decapoda), any of more than 8,000 species of crustaceans (phylum Arthropoda) that include shrimp, lobsters, crayfish, hermit crabs, and crabs The presence of five pairs of thoracic legs (pereiopods) is the basis for the name decapod (from the Greek meaning “10 legs”)
DECAPOD Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of DECAPOD is any of an order (Decapoda) of crustaceans (such as shrimp, lobsters, and crabs) with five pairs of thoracic appendages one or more of which are modified into pincers, with stalked eyes, and with the head and thorax fused into a cephalothorax and covered by a carapace
Decapod - Examples, Characteristics, Classification, Pictures Decapods are ten-footed crustaceans of the order Decapoda, which include crabs, lobsters, prawns, shrimp, and hermit crabs The order contains nearly 15,000 extant species divided into 2,700 genera and some 3,300 extinct species
Decapod - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia As their name suggests, all decapods have ten appendages The last five pairs of appendages on the front half of the body, the cephalothorax, are used for walking [1]In many decapods, the front pair of appendages carry large pinching claws The claws are called chelae, so these appendages may be called chelipeds The front three pairs of appendages on the thorax are used as jaws, and called
NOAA Ocean Explorer: Estuary to the Abyss Decapod crustaceans, commonly known as crabs, shrimp, and lobsters, are well represented in the South Atlantic Bight, from intertidal zones to abyssal depths
Decapods - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics Decapods are the largest motile invertebrates in North American freshwaters Their size, activity, and omnivorous diet make them key players in the benthos of many ecosystems
decapod - Wiktionary, the free dictionary decapod (plural decapods) Any of various animals having ten legs or similar appendages, especially mollusks such as squid and cuttlefish Any crustacean, of the order Decapoda, such as crabs or lobsters (rail transport) A nickname for either the 0-10-0 or 2-10-0 train configurations Sometimes capitalized
Decapoda (Crabs, Shrimps, and Lobsters) | Encyclopedia. com Decapods exhibit tremendous diversity in shape, size, and color They range in size from minute parasitic pea crabs to the giant Japanese spider crab Macrocheira kaempferi, which has legs spanning up to 12 ft (3 7 m)
FACTS ABOUT DECAPOD CRUSTACEANS | Crustacean Compassion Whilst there are thousands of species of crustaceans, both land and sea-dwelling, the type most consumed for food are "decapods" - or "10 limbed" creatures These include crabs, lobsters, prawns, shrimp and crayfish Facts about decapod crustaceans: 1 Lobsters have blue blood They can live for over 100 years