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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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denticulate seta
Animals; Crustaceans
A generally robust seta with either a row of denticles or a group of distal denticles.
epimeral line
Animals; Crustaceans
A line on each branchiostegite running obliquely and then posteriorly, along which a split develops in the early stages of ecdysis.
setophore
Animals; Crustaceans
A long process carrying a seta, often used of the process bearing the outer basal seta on the fifth legs of harpacticoids.
subrostral sulcus
Animals; Crustaceans
A longitudinal elongate groove extending along dorsal limit of the orbital region.
species
Animals; Crustaceans
A major subdivision of a genus or subgenus; regarded as the basic category of biological classification; composed of related individuals that resemble one another; are able (or potentially able) to ...
class
Animals; Crustaceans
A major subdivision of a phylum in the classification of animals, usually consisting of several subclasses and orders.
infraorder
Animals; Crustaceans
A major subdivision of a suborder in the classification of animals, usually consisting of several superfamilies and families.
