lab 7: arthropoda - crustacea Flashcards
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one characteristic of crustaceans in common
two sets of antennae
appendages are
biramous
5 head appendages
- antennules
- antennae
- mandibles
- 1st maxillae
- 2nd maxillae
exopodite
jointer outer branch of appendage
endopodite
jointed inner branch of appendage
nauplius larvae form
head with 3 segments with appendages
class malacostraca (5)
lobsters shrimps crabs isopods amphipods
class branchiopoda
brine shrimp
class branchiura
fish lice
class cirrepedia
barnacles
malacostracan tagmata
- head, thorax, and tail
- most have a carapace covering the head and thorax
order decapoda (3)
lobsters, shrimps, crabs
order mysidacea
freshw opossum shrimp
order amphipoda
sand fleas
order isopoda
wood bugs and marine kin
order euphausiacea
krill
decapod appendages
- 1st 3 thoracic appendages are maxillipeds
- remaining 5 are walking legs
gill bailer funct
create a forward flow of w thru the branchial chamber beneath the carapace
swimmerets
in lobsters, for swimming, repro
uropods
in lobsters, for swimming, digging (telson)
telson
digging and steering
crab abdomen
much reduced and folded up under cephalothorax
crab sex determination
thinner elongated lighthouse in males, wider more rounded in females
lobster babies
direct development