DECAPODA Latreille, 1803
(crabs, shrimps, lobsters etc.)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
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Family 1 subtaxa 9 images 4 ident. refs
Suborder 2 subtaxa 4 images 1 ident. refs
Infraorder 2 subtaxa 4 images 1 ident. refs
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Superfamily 2 subtaxa 4 images 1 ident. refs
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Suborder 24 subtaxa 587 images 8 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
OrderDECAPODA (crabs, shrimps, lobsters etc.)
SuperorderEUCARIDA (crab, shrimps, lobsters etc.)
SubclassEUMALACOSTRACA (a subclass of crustaceans)
ClassMALACOSTRACA (crabs, lobsters, shrimps, prawns, woodlice etc.)
SubphylumCRUSTACEA (crustaceans)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Bell, T. 1853 *** A history of the British stalk-eyed crustacea ***(Superseded) 386pp, Van Voorst
Bouvier, E.-L. 1938 *** Dècapodes Marcheurs ***(Superseded) Faune de France, Faune No 37, 404pp, Fédération Française des Sociétés de Science Naturel
() Crothers, J. & M. 1987 A Key to the Crabs and Crab-like Animals of British Inshore Waters AIDGAP, 54pp, Field Studies Council
Crothers, J.& M. 1990 An Amendment to the Crab Key Field Studies 7: 483-4.
Ingle R.W. 1980 British Crabs 222pp, British Museum (Natural History)
Ingle, R.W. & Christiansen, M.E. 2004 Lobsters, Mud Shrimps and Anomuran Crabs Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 55, Field Studies Council
Ingle, R.W. 1983 *** Shallow Water Crabs and notes for the identification of the species ***(Superseded) Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 25, The Linnean Society of London
Ingle, R.W. 1983 Shallow Water Crabs and notes for the identification of the species (2nd ed) Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 25, 2nd edition edition, The Linnean Society of London
Mugga Ekonomisk Förening Mugga www.mugga.se

Larvae

Gurney, R. 1942 Larvae of Decapod Crustacea Vol 129, The Ray Society, London
Williamson, H.C. 1915 VI. Crustacea Decapoda: Larven Nordisches Plankton, Lief. 18, part 6., 588pp, H. G. Bohn, London

Marine Planktonic Stages

() Conway, D.V.P. 2015 Marine Zooplankton of southern Britain. Part 3: Ostracoda, Stomatopoda, Nebaliacea, Mysida, Amphipoda, Isopoda, Cumacea, Euphausiacea, Decapoda, Annelida, Tardigrada, Nematoda, Phoronida, Bryozoa, Entoprocta, Brachiopoda, Echinodermata, Chaetognatha, Hemichordata and Chordata Occasional Publications, No. 27, 272pp, Marine Biological Association

Marine/Plankton

Apstein, C. & Brandt, K.A.H. (eds) 1927 Crustacea Nordisches Plankton, 742pp, H. G. Bohn, London

DECAPODA (crabs, shrimps, lobsters etc.) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for DECAPODA (crabs, shrimps, lobsters etc.)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 55 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for DECAPODA (crabs, shrimps, lobsters etc.)
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