The decapod (crustaceans such as a crab, lobster, shrimp or prawn) is made up of 20 body segments grouped into two main body parts: the cephalothorax...

The Decapoda or decapods (literally "ten-footed") are an order of crustaceans within the class Malacostraca, and includes crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp...

Comparative anatomy is the study of similarities and differences in the anatomy of different species. It is closely related to evolutionary biology and...

crustaceans with an exoskeleton and ten legs (members of the order of decapods), some of which are edible. The term prawn is used particularly in the...

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refers mainly to the external anatomy of the common European shrimp, Crangon crangon, as a typical example of a decapod shrimp. The body of the shrimp...

scientific term for the claws or "pincers" present on some legs. (See Decapod anatomy) The Latin word "carpus" is derived from Greek καρπὁς meaning "wrist"...

Krill are decapod crustaceans and, as do all crustaceans they have a chitinous external skeleton. They have the standard decapod anatomy with their bodies...

external structure of plants. This is usually considered distinct from plant anatomy, which is the study of the internal structure of plants, especially at...

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