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Phylum Arthropoda class Crustacea
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Largest phylum of animals w/ approx One million known species
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Includes: insects, spiders, crabs Barnacles, shrimp, & lobsters
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General characteristics Bilaterally symmetric Have jointed appendages (legs & mouth parts) Exoskeleton made of chitin and hardened by CaCO3 Grow by molting
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Molting: Old exoskeleton is shed leaving the animal soft The animal brings in water to expand itself A new exoskeleton is secreted by specialized tissue
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Exoskeleton provides protection, support, & flexibility Also imposes limitations to grow & size
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Class: Crustacea 30,000 species primarily marine Gill-breathing 16-20 segments Open circulatory system Specialized appendages for food gathering, walking, fighting, defense, etc. Start out life as a planktonic larvae Ex: lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, crabs, copepods, barnacles, etc. Giant King Crab = largest crustacean (~12ft) Heaviest is the lobsters (up to 48 lbs!!)
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Have two pairs of antennae (one pair smaller than the other) Small, planktonic crustaceans include copepods, barnacles, isopods, krill
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Barnacles Chitin exoskeleton & secretes CaCO 3 shell. Feathery feet for filter feeding plankton Some attach to docks or boats and a few on whales Must close up with an operculum during low tide to avoid desiccation (drying up).
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Barnacles and Crabs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKhY- gLGPCk&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKhY- gLGPCk&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active Barnacle info http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49Aev- HA9R4&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49Aev- HA9R4&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active Giant Crabs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPJ74X_J_- 4&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPJ74X_J_- 4&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active Horseshoe Crabs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8KlAmtIu1E&safety_mode=true&persist _safety_mode=1&safe=active http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8KlAmtIu1E&safety_mode=true&persist _safety_mode=1&safe=active Molting horseshoe crab http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Daz8nkh- pWM&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Daz8nkh- pWM&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active
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Other larger crustaceans include shrimp, lobsters & crabs Considered decapods (5 pairs of legs) Body consists of cephalothorax (fused head & thorax) & abdomen
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Crabs have a compact abdomen & a broad cephalothorax Abdomen usually tucked under
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Male Female
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Abdomen with eggs
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Lobsters http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=d5uQ317Osxw&N R=1&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=d5uQ317Osxw&N R=1&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active Slipper lobster http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gBtsboSkOU&safety_mode=true&pe rsist_safety_mode=1&safe=active http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gBtsboSkOU&safety_mode=true&pe rsist_safety_mode=1&safe=active Spiny Lobster http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2QDJwOIa7s&safety_mode=true&pe rsist_safety_mode=1&safe=active http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2QDJwOIa7s&safety_mode=true&pe rsist_safety_mode=1&safe=active Lobster Life Cycle: Safari Montage
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Giant Spider Crab
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King and Coconut Crabs
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