Subtaxon | Rank | Featured subtaxa |
No of interactions |
No of references |
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Section (Zoo.) | 9 subtaxa | 16 trophisms | 7 references |
Infraorder | Brachyura (crabs) |
Suborder | PLEOCYEMATA (a suborder of crustaceans) |
Order | DECAPODA (crabs, shrimps, lobsters etc.) |
Superorder | EUCARIDA (crab, shrimps, lobsters etc.) |
Subclass | EUMALACOSTRACA (a subclass of crustaceans) |
Class | MALACOSTRACA (crabs, lobsters, shrimps, prawns, woodlice etc.) |
Subphylum | CRUSTACEA (crustaceans) |
Phylum | ARTHROPODA (arthropods) |
Superphylum | ECDYSOZOA (skin shedders) |
Clade | Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals) |
Subkingdom | EUMETAZOA (metazoans) |
Kingdom | ANIMALIA (animals) |
Domain | Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
Life | BIOTA (living things) |
NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Brachyura (crabs) |
Handling & Magnification | Author | Year | Title | Source |
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Zoeae | ||||
Paula, J. | 1996 | A key and bibliography for the identification of zoeal stages of brachyuran crabs (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura) from the Atlantic coast of Europe | J. Plankton Res. Vol 18 (1): 17-27. |
Brachyura (crabs) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:
BioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 276 images of Brachyura (crabs) |
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