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Malacostraca
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Malacostraca [‚mal·ə′kä·strə·kə]
(invertebrate zoology)
A large, diversified subclass of Crustacea including shrimps, lobsters, crabs, sow bugs, and their allies; generally characterized by having a maximum of 19 pairs of appendages and trunk limbs which are sharply differentiated into thoracic and abdominal series.
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Crustaceans predominated at both intertidal sites; malacostracans were most abundant at I1 (44%), whereas cirripedes were most numerous at I2 (39%).
Changes in the biodiversity of mussel assemblages induced by two ... by Seed, R. / Journal of Shellfish Research
We found seasonal differences in prey similar to reports by others: euphausiids rep]aced calanoids in the diets of older juvenile herring compared with younger juvenile herring (Wailes, 1936; Lassuy, 1989; Haegele, 1997), and larvaceans (Foy and Norcross, 1999a, 1999b), mysids, and other malacostracans (Foy and Norcross, 1999a; Foy and Paul, 1999) were also more common in autumn.
Feeding habits, prey fields, and potential competition of ... by Sturdevant, Molly V.; Brase, Audra L. J.; Hulbert, Leland B. / Fishery Bulletin
 
 
 
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