Brachyura (infraorder)
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Jerarquía
Eukaryota (domain) > Animalia (kingdom) > Arthropoda (phylum) > Crustacea (subphylum) > Malacostraca (class) > Decapoda (order)
Descripción
Members of a infraorder containing ten-legged crustaceans having relatively short tails that are curled under the thorax, or midsection, a broad thick exoskeleton, and a first pair of legs that is modified into pincers. The common term "crab" is sometimes part of the name of other crustaceans and insects, such as hermit crabs or lice, that resemble true crabs.
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Otros términos
- 短尾下目 (下目) [zh]
- duǎn wěi xià mù [zh]
- duan wei xia mu [zh]
- tuan wei hsia mu [zh]
- crabs (infraorder) [en]
- crab (infraorder) [en]
- brachyurans [en]
- brachyourans [en]