Phylum Arthropoda Flashcards
Class Crustacea
shrimp, lobsters, crabs, barnacles
Class Crustacea, Subclass Malacostraca
krill, amphipods, isopods
Class Crustacea, Subclass Malacostraca, Group Decapod
lobsters, shrimp, crabs
Class Crustacea, Subclass Copepoda
copepods
Class Crustracea, Subclass Cirripedia
acorn and gooseneck barnacles
body type
segmented with jointed appendages
carapace
fused body
how many appendages do crustaceans have
five
antenae (how many, function)
two - used for sensing
mandible
grind and mash food
maxillae (how many, function)
two - handle food and generate water currents for gas exchange
C. Crustacea, Subclass Malacostraca: Krill
small crustacean - base for marine food chains
C. Crustacea, Subclass Malacostraca: Amphipods
no carapace, flattened sideways
how do barnacles feed
filter feeding
defining features of a copepod
one eye, two long antenae, often bioluminescent