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DECAPODA (crabs, shrimps, lobsters etc)

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #subtaxa #photos #macrophotos #microphotos #refs
Infraorder Anomura (an infraorder of decapod crustacea) 5        
Family GALATHEIDAE (squat lobsters) 1 51      
Family PAGURIDAE (hermit crabs) 2 37 3   1
Family PORCELLANIDAE (porcelain crabs) 2 35      
Infraorder Astacidea (lobsters) 3        
Family ASTACIDAE (crayfishes) 1 9     5
Family NEPHROPIDAE (lobsters) 2 4     1
Infraorder Brachyura (crabs) 13        
Family CANCRIDAE (edible crabs) 1 13 2    
Family CORYSTIDAE (burrowing crabs) 1 10      
Family GRAPSIDAE (mitten crabs) 2       5
Family MAJIDAE (spider crabs) 4 97 41    
Family PINNOTHERIDAE (pea crabs) 1 4      
Family PORTUNIDAE (swimming-crabs) 3 67     1
Family XANTHIDAE (a family of crabs) 1 17      
Infraorder Caridea (shrimps and prawns) 5 99 72 14  

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Bell, T., 1853 A history of the British stalk-eyed crustacea
Bouvier, E.-L., 1938 Dècapodes Marcheurs
Crothers, J. & M., 1987 A Key to the Crabs and Crab-like Animals of British Inshore Waters
Crothers, J.& M., 1990 An Amendment to the Crab Key
Ingle R.W., 1980 British Crabs
Ingle, R.W. & Christiansen, M.E., 2004 Lobsters, Mud Shrimps and Anomuran Crabs
Ingle, R.W., 1983 Shallow Water Crabs and notes for the identification of the species

Larvae

Williamson, H.C., 1915 VI. Crustacea Decapoda: Larven

Marine

Plankton
Apstein, C. & Brandt, K.A.H. (eds), 1927 (larvae) Crustacea

BioInfo BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 general literature references to DECAPODA (crabs, shrimps, lobsters etc)

DECAPODA may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
CRUSTACEA
(crustaceans)
MALACOSTRACA
(crabs, lobsters, shrimps, prawns, woodlice etc.)

BioInfo BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 42 feeding and other relationships of DECAPODA (crabs, shrimps, lobsters etc)

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