BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

MALACOSTRACA (crabs, lobsters, shrimps, prawns, woodlice etc.)

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #subtaxa #photos #macrophotos #microphotos #refs
Superorder EUCARIDA (crab, shrimps, lobsters etc) 23        
Order DECAPODA (crabs, shrimps, lobsters etc) 23 310 119 14 19
Superorder PERACARIDA (amphipods, woodlice, cumaceans etc.) 30        
Order AMPHIPODA (freshwater shrimps and sand hoppers) 9 58 90 27 11
Order CUMACEA (cumaceans)         1
Order ISOPODA (woodlice, waterlice and sea slaters) 18 78 82 12 16
Order MYSIDACEA (mysids, opossum shrimps) 1 38 6 7 1
Order TANAIDACEA (tanaidaceans)         1
Superorder PHYLLOCARIDA (leptostracans) 1        
Order LEPTOSTRACA (leptostracans)         1

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Hynes, H.B.N , Macan, T.T. & Williams, W.D., 1960 A Key to the British Species of Crustacea: Malacostraca
Smaldon, G., Holthius, L.B. & Fransen, C.H.J.M., 1994 Coastal Shrimps and Prawns: Keys and Notes for Identification of the Species
Smaldon, G., 1979 Coastal Shrimps and Prawns

BioInfo BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 9 general literature references to MALACOSTRACA (crabs, lobsters, shrimps, prawns, woodlice etc.)

MALACOSTRACA may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
CRUSTACEA
(crustaceans)

BioInfo BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 123 feeding and other relationships of MALACOSTRACA (crabs, lobsters, shrimps, prawns, woodlice etc.)

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