Caridea (infraorder)
Esquema
Jerarquía
Eukaryota (domain) > Animalia (kingdom) > Arthropoda (phylum) > Crustacea (subphylum) > Malacostraca (class) > Decapoda (order)
Descripción
Members of an infraorder containing approximately 2,000 species of crustaceans characterized by a semitransparent body flattened from side to side and a flexible abdomen terminating in a fanlike tail. They are close relatives of crabs, crayfish, and lobsters. Shrimps are sometimes classified as a suborder, Natantia.
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Otros términos
- 真蝦下目 (下目) [zh]
- zhēn xiā xià mù [zh]
- zhen xia xia mu [zh]
- chen hsia hsia mu [zh]
- shrimps [en]
- shrimp [en]
- 蝦 [zh]