Animal

Decapoda

AMW:MICRO:010614

The largest order of CRUSTACEA, comprising over 10,000 species. They are characterized by three pairs of thoracic appendages modified as maxillipeds, and five pairs of thoracic legs. The order includes the familiar shrimps, crayfish (ASTACOIDEA), true crabs (BRACHYURA), and lobsters (NEPHROPIDAE and PALINURIDAE), among others.

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Decapoda has parent Crustacea

Anomura has parent Decapoda

Astacoidea has parent Decapoda

Brachyura has parent Decapoda

Crangonidae has parent Decapoda

Nephropidae has parent Decapoda

Palaemonidae has parent Decapoda

Palinuridae has parent Decapoda

Pandalidae has parent Decapoda

Penaeidae has parent Decapoda

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