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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Crustaceans (Crustacea) » Malacostracans (Malacostraca) » Eucarida (Crabs, Crayfish, Shrimp, etc.) (Eucarida) » Crabs, Crayfishes, Lobsters, Prawns, and Shrimp (Decapoda)
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crustacean claw in Coyote Hills Park on 2023 June 19
Copyright © 2023 Paul K Davis

crustacean claw in Coyote Hills Park on 2023 June 19
Fremont, Alameda County, California, USA
June 19, 2023
crustacean claw lying loose in Coyote Hills Park on 2023 June 19
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Contributed by Paul K Davis on 30 June, 2023 - 2:33pm
Last updated 22 October, 2024 - 9:23am

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I am very new to bugguide.net, are crustaceans and other such creatures classified as "bugs" here?
… Makya Moody, 11 September, 2023 - 5:05pm login or register to post comments

 
all Arthropods
Apparently, Bug Guide covers all arthropods. The home page says "insects, spiders, and other related creatures". The top level in their classification is Arthropoda, bellow which are four subphyla. The subphylum Crustacea has four classes. Also, the pictorial clickable guide includes myriapods. I have previously posted other crustaceans, however I don't think there are very many crustacean experts available on the site, probably especially not aquatic ones, but pill bugs have been identified here for me. -- Paul
… Paul K Davis, 11 September, 2023 - 6:32pm login or register to post comments

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