Decapoda

Alternate names: crab, crayfish, lobster, prawn, shrimp

Author: unknown

Representative image using: Acanthephyra

MBARI 2006: T1027-04

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Representative image using: Munida bapensis

MBARI 2015: D734

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Representative image using: Petalidium suspiriosum

MBARI2014: D602

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Representative image using: Cyrtomaia

MBARI 2001: T282

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Representative image using: Sternostylus perarmatus

MBARI 2012: D348-09HD

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Representative image using: Plesionika sp. A

MBARI 2015: D732

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Representative image using: Munidopsis kensmithi

MBARI 2011: D303

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Representative image using: Heterocarpus sp. 1

MBARI 2015: D732

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Representative image using: Hymenodora glacialis

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Representative image using: Bythograea thermydron

MBARI 2015: D754

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Representative image using: Pandalus amplus

MBARI 2019: D1233

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Representative image using: Moloha faxoni

MBARI 2015: D732

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Decapoda

Alternate names: crab, crayfish, lobster, prawn, shrimp

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Decapoda Alternate names: crab, crayfish, lobster, prawn, shrimp Author: unknown Representative image using: Acanthephyra MBARI 2006: T1027-04 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Munida bapensis MBARI 2015: D734 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Petalidium suspiriosum MBARI2014: D602 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Cyrtomaia MBARI 2001: T282 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Sternostylus perarmatus MBARI 2012: D348-09HD Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Plesionika sp. A MBARI 2015: D732 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Munidopsis kensmithi MBARI 2011: D303 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Heterocarpus sp. 1 MBARI 2015: D732 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Hymenodora glacialis Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Bythograea thermydron MBARI 2015: D754 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Pandalus amplus MBARI 2019: D1233 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Moloha faxoni MBARI 2015: D732 Click here for a larger image. Taxonomy: Eukaryota (superkingdom) Animalia (kingdom) Arthropoda (phylum) Crustacea (subphylum) Malacostraca (class) Eumalacostraca (subclass) Eucarida (superorder) Decapoda (order) Anomura (infraorder) Astacidea (infraorder) Brachyura (infraorder) Caridea (infraorder) Dendrobranchiata (superorder) Palinura (infraorder) Sergestoidea (superfamily) Thalassinidea (infraorder) Description Geographic Information Additional Information References Encyclopedia of Life Tree of Life World Register of Marine Species National Center for Biotechnology Information Media Phylogenetic Image Gallery Data Products Annotated Images Citation: Decapoda (unknown) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Decapoda. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2025-12-20.
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