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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Crustaceans (Crustacea) » Malacostracans (Malacostraca)

Class Malacostraca - Malacostracans

Classification · Numbers · Remarks · Internet References · Works Cited
Asian Shore Crab - Hemigrapsus sanguineus Northern crayfish - Orconectes virilis Hermit crab - Pagurus longicarpus Shrimp European Sowbug - Oniscus asellus Sandhopper - Americorchestia megalophthalma Opossum Shrimp - female Mantis Shrimp
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Crustacea (Crustaceans)
Class Malacostraca (Malacostracans)
Numbers
~40,000 spp, worldwide, including approximately:
15,000 spp. in order Decapoda
10,000 spp. in order Isopoda
9,500 spp. in order Amphipoda(1)
Remarks
The largest class of Crustacea. The vast majority of species are marine but the class also includes many freshwater and terrestrial species. The freshwater fauna includes mostly members of Amphipoda, Isopoda, and Decapoda, while the terrestrial fauna is dominated by isopods, about 5,000 species of which are terrestrial.
Internet References
Encyclopedia of Life
Tree of Life
UCMP. Berkeley
Works Cited
1.Wikipedia
Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 12:22pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Phillip Harpootlian, kschnei, ceiseman, Blocky
Last updated 27 January, 2022 - 2:48pm

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