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Tanaidacea
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Tanaidacea [‚tan·ē·ə′dā·shə]
(invertebrate zoology)
An order of eumalacostracans of the crustacean superorder Peracarida; the body is linear, more or less cylindrical or dorsoventrally depressed, and the first and second thoracic segments are fused with the head, forming a carapace.


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We were all surprised and excited to find such a large variety of marine life never before described, most notably soft coral, isopods, tanaid crustaceans and worms, in waters that divers access easily and regularly," said Caley.
Also found were "new species of tanaid crustaceans, shrimp-like animals, some with claws longer than their bodies; and a beautiful, rare Cassiopeia jellyfish.
In an experiment where needles were stuck into sediments to mimic the effect of animal tubes on flow, Eckman (1979) found increased recruitment of a tanaid shrimp and a sabellid polychaete in the immediate vicinity of the needles.
 
 
 
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