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Eukaryota > Animals > Invertebrates > Arthropods > Crustacea

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Crustacea  

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  • Ostracoda
  • Ostracodas

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  • as animal and food; general or unspecified; prefer specifics; as food, coordinate with SHELLFISH

Scope note

  • A large subphylum of mostly marine ARTHROPODS containing over 42,000 species. They include familiar arthropods such as lobsters (NEPHROPIDAE), crabs (BRACHYURA), shrimp (PENAEIDAE), and barnacles (THORACICA).

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