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Malacostraca
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Mal`a`cos´tra`ca
prop. n. p1.(Zool.) A subclass of Crustacea, including Arthrostraca and Thoracostraca, or all those higher than the Entomostraca.
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Noun1.Malacostraca - largest subclass of Crustacea including most of the well-known marine, freshwater, and terrestrial crustaceans: crabsMalacostraca - largest subclass of Crustacea including most of the well-known marine, freshwater, and terrestrial crustaceans: crabs; lobsters; shrimps; sow bugs; beach flies
subclass Malacostraca
class Crustacea, Crustacea - class of mandibulate arthropods including: lobsters; crabs; shrimps; woodlice; barnacles; decapods; water fleas
malacostracan crustacean - a major subclass of crustaceans
Decapoda, order Decapoda - lobsters; crayfish; crabs; shrimps; prawns
Euphausiacea, order Euphausiacea - small commonly luminescent crustaceans; important element of marine plankton: krill
Mysidacea, order Mysidacea - opossum shrimp
Isopoda, order Isopoda - woodlice
Amphipoda, order Amphipoda - small flat-bodied semiterrestrial crustaceans: whale lice; sand-hoppers; skeleton shrimp
class - (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
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Crustaceans predominated at both intertidal sites; malacostracans were most abundant at I1 (44%), whereas cirripedes were most numerous at I2 (39%).
Changes in the biodiversity of mussel assemblages induced by two ... by Seed, R. / Journal of Shellfish Research
We found seasonal differences in prey similar to reports by others: euphausiids rep]aced calanoids in the diets of older juvenile herring compared with younger juvenile herring (Wailes, 1936; Lassuy, 1989; Haegele, 1997), and larvaceans (Foy and Norcross, 1999a, 1999b), mysids, and other malacostracans (Foy and Norcross, 1999a; Foy and Paul, 1999) were also more common in autumn.
Feeding habits, prey fields, and potential competition of ... by Sturdevant, Molly V.; Brase, Audra L. J.; Hulbert, Leland B. / Fishery Bulletin
 
 
 
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