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Arthropods: Armored Achievers Crabs, Lobster, Shrimp, Barnacles
Arthropods: Armored Achievers Crabs, Lobster, Shrimp, Barnacles
To grow they must molt the exoskeleton and absorb water to expand
before the new exoskeleton hardens.
Arthropods: Subphylum Crustacea
• Small Crustaceans
– Copepods (cope-a-pod)
• Planktonic, use mouthparts to filter feed, some may
swim, many are parasitic
– Barnacles
• Filter feeders that usually live attached to surfaces,
even living organisms
• Cirri (sear-I) (feathery legs) sweep water for food
• Crustacean larvae that swim and attach before
metamorphosing into adults
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Arthropods: Subphylum Crustacea
• Small Crustaceans
– Amphipods
• Curved, flattened bodies (sideways)
• Beach hopers, common in shore debris, seaweed,
burrowing in whales, or planktonic
– Isopods
• Parasitic fish lice that are dorsoventrally flattened
• Marine pill bug
Amphipods and Isopods
• Small Crustaceans
– Euphausiids (yoo-fa-ze-id) (Krill)
• Planktonic, shrimp-like, filter feeders
• Common in polar waters in giant schools
• Most exclusive food source for whales, penguins and
fish
Arthropods: Subphylum Crustacea
• Crabs
– Abdomen small and tucked
under large cephalothorax
• V shaped abdomen = male
• U shaped abdomen = female
– Highly mobile and walk
sideways
Arthropods: Subphylum Crustacea
• Crabs
– Scavengers/predators
– Some have specialized diets of seaweeds,
organic matter, or coral mucus
– Live along rocky shores or sandy beaches
– Land crabs live most of life on land but may
return to ocean to release eggs
Biology of Crustaceans