Crustacea

Question 1

What is the cod worm and what do

Answer 1

its a crustacean parasite, which burrows into the heart of the cod

Question 2

the structure of a crustacea exoskeleton

Answer 2

Epicuticle, exocuticle, endocuticle and the epidermis

Question 3

The procuticle contains what?

Answer 3

it contains chiton, proteins and calcium its the region of exocuticle and endocuticle

Question 4

Crustacean reproduction

Answer 4

separate sexes with few hermaphrodites, egg brooding, eggs hatch into larvae many larval stages are possible

Question 5

3 main classes of crustacea

Answer 5

1. Malacostraca
2. Copepoda
3. Cirrepedia

Question 6

2 super orders of class Malocostraca

Answer 6

Eucaria - large fused carapace, stalked eyes, swimming larvae
Peracarida - no/reduced carapace, brood pouch, larval stage often absent