Crustaceans

Crustaceans

Any member of the class of arthropods that includes lobsters, crabs, shrimps, wood lice, water fleas, and barnacles.

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penile papillae

Animals; Crustaceans

# Male cuticle projections on the posterior and medial margin of the seventh pereonite of janiroidean isopods. They contain the opening of the vasa diferentia.

spiny lobsters

Animals; Crustaceans

# Members of the family Palinuridae; lack large claws and have a flexible, leathery tail fan.

Yeti crab is a crustacean discovered in 2005 in the South Pacific Ocean. This decapod, which is approximately 15 cm (5.9 in) long, is notable for the quantity of silky blond setae (resembling fur) ...

Japanese spider crab

Animals; Crustaceans

Japanese spider crab, Macrocheira kaempferi, is a species of marine crab that lives in the waters around Japan. It has the largest leg span of any arthropod, reaching up to 3.8 metres and weighing up ...

coconut crab

Animals; Crustaceans

The coconut crab, Birgus latro, is the largest terrestrial arthropod in the world. Adult coconut crabs can grow as big as nine pounds (4.1 kg) and three feet (1 meter) wide, and they can live as long ...