Decapod - Wikipedia A decapod is a crustacean in the large order of Decapoda (from Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás), meaning "ten", and πούς (poús), meaning "foot"), within the class Malacostraca, including crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, and prawns
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 | 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
What Is a Decapod? The World of 10-Footed Crustaceans What Makes a Decapod? The term “decapod” translates to “ten feet,” referring to their distinguishing feature: five pairs of walking legs, also known as pereiopods These legs are attached to the cephalothorax, a fused segment comprising the head and thorax
Decapoda AToL::AToL Decapoda Its goal is to reconstruct the evolutionary origins of all living things This AToL: Decapoda project is aimed at clarifying the evolutionary history of the decapods (both fossil and extant), including the shrimp, crabs, crayfish, and lobsters
Decanet - World list of Decapoda Decapods range in size from barely a cm in length, such as the freshwater shrimp Caridella minuta from Lake Tanganyika and the tiny Asian freshwater crabs of the family Hymenosomatidae to the Giant Japanese Spider Crab, Macrocheira kaempferi with a leg span of nearly 4 metres
Decapoda Most decapods are scavengers The order is estimated to contain nearly 15,000 extant species in around 2,700 genera, with around 3,300 fossil species
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