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Crustaceans
Any member of the class of arthropods that includes lobsters, crabs, shrimps, wood lice, water fleas, and barnacles.
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tarsus
Animals; Crustaceans
Portion of thoracic endopod distal to knee. Conists of carpoprodus and dactylus.
posterior process
Animals; Crustaceans
Posterior part of an elongate median protuberance projecting caudally onto the last (XIV) thoracic sternite.
copepodite
Animals; Crustaceans
Postnaupliar stage (= a small juvenile) recognized in some copepod groups.
biserial branch
Animals; Crustaceans
Primary branch of dendrobranchiate gill subdivided into two rows or series.
egestion
Animals; Crustaceans
Process of eliminating indigestible material, usually by way of the anus.
bioluminescene
Animals; Crustaceans
Production of light by living organisms; occurs in several genera of shrimps.
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