{"id":41297,"date":"2022-04-12T09:19:32","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T09:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-three-decapods-examples\/"},"modified":"2022-04-12T09:19:32","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T09:19:32","slug":"what-are-three-decapods-examples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-three-decapods-examples\/","title":{"rendered":"What are three decapods examples?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-three-decapods-examples\/#What_are_three_decapods_examples\" title=\"What are three decapods examples?\">What are three decapods examples?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-three-decapods-examples\/#What_is_the_biggest_decapod\" title=\"What is the biggest decapod?\">What is the biggest decapod?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-three-decapods-examples\/#What_did_decapods_evolve_from\" title=\"What did decapods evolve from?\">What did decapods evolve from?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-three-decapods-examples\/#What_are_the_characteristics_of_decapods\" title=\"What are the characteristics of decapods?\">What are the characteristics of decapods?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-three-decapods-examples\/#What_are_crustaceans_give_three_examples\" title=\"What are crustaceans give three examples?\">What are crustaceans give three examples?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-three-decapods-examples\/#What_are_three_pairs_of_Decapods\" title=\"What are three pairs of Decapods?\">What are three pairs of Decapods?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-three-decapods-examples\/#How_many_Decapods_are_there_in_the_world\" title=\"How many Decapods are there in the world?\">How many Decapods are there in the world?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-three-decapods-examples\/#Are_squids_Decapods\" title=\"Are squids Decapods?\">Are squids Decapods?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-three-decapods-examples\/#What_is_the_largest_decapod_in_the_world\" title=\"What is the largest decapod in the world?\">What is the largest decapod in the world?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-three-decapods-examples\/#How_many_decapods_are_there_in_the_world\" title=\"How many decapods are there in the world?\">How many decapods are there in the world?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-three-decapods-examples\/#What_are_three_examples_of_decapods\" title=\"What are three examples of decapods?\">What are three examples of decapods?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-three-decapods-examples\/#How_many_legs_do_decapods_have\" title=\"How many legs do decapods have?\">How many legs do decapods have?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-three-decapods-examples\/#What_was_the_evolution_of_a_lobster\" title=\"What was the evolution of a lobster?\">What was the evolution of a lobster?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-three-decapods-examples\/#How_did_crustaceans_evolve\" title=\"How did crustaceans evolve?\">How did crustaceans evolve?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-three-decapods-examples\/#What_did_a_crab_evolve_from\" title=\"What did a crab evolve from?\">What did a crab evolve from?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-three-decapods-examples\/#Did_crabs_evolve_from_lobsters\" title=\"Did crabs evolve from lobsters?\">Did crabs evolve from lobsters?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-three-decapods-examples\/#What_is_a_defining_characteristic_of_a_decapod\" title=\"What is a defining characteristic of a decapod?\">What is a defining characteristic of a decapod?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-three-decapods-examples\/#What_are_3_characteristics_of_crustaceans\" title=\"What are 3 characteristics of crustaceans?\">What are 3 characteristics of crustaceans?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-three-decapods-examples\/#How_do_you_know_decapods_are_arthropods\" title=\"How do you know decapods are arthropods?\">How do you know decapods are arthropods?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-three-decapods-examples\/#What_defines_a_crustacean\" title=\"What defines a crustacean?\">What defines a crustacean?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-three-decapods-examples\/#How_many_pairs_of_appendages_do_decapods_have\" title=\"How many pairs of appendages do decapods have?\">How many pairs of appendages do decapods have?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-three-decapods-examples\/#How_many_pairs_of_maxillipeds_do_decapods_have\" title=\"How many pairs of maxillipeds do decapods have?\">How many pairs of maxillipeds do decapods have?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-three-decapods-examples\/#How_many_segments_do_decapods_have\" title=\"How many segments do decapods have?\">How many segments do decapods have?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-three-decapods-examples\/#How_many_species_of_decapods_are_there\" title=\"How many species of decapods are there?\">How many species of decapods are there?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-are-three-decapods-examples\/#How_many_types_of_crustaceans_are_there\" title=\"How many types of crustaceans are there?\">How many types of crustaceans are there?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_three_decapods_examples\"><\/span>What are three decapods examples?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>decapod, (order Decapoda), any of more than 8,000 species of crustaceans (phylum Arthropoda) that include <b>shrimp, lobsters, crayfish, hermit crabs, and crabs.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_biggest_decapod\"><\/span>What is the biggest decapod?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>coconut crab<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_did_decapods_evolve_from\"><\/span>What did decapods evolve from?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Decapods originated in the Late Ordovician around 455 million years ago, with the <b>Dendrobranchiata (prawns) being the first group to diverge. The remaining group, called Pleocyemata, then diverged between the swimming shrimp groupings and the crawling\/walking group called Reptantia, consisting of lobsters and crabs.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_characteristics_of_decapods\"><\/span>What are the characteristics of decapods?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Distinguishing characteristics <b>8 pairs of thoracic appendages. Five pairs of appendages are considered as the 10 legs (pereiopods), hence the name Decapoda). Front 3 pairs of appendages function as mouthparts (maxillipeds). 1 pair of legs (chelipeds) are enlarged pincers (claws called chalae).<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_crustaceans_give_three_examples\"><\/span>What are crustaceans give three examples?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Crustaceans (Crustacea \/kru028cu02c8steu026au0259\/) form a large, diverse arthropod taxon which includes such animals as <b>crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, krill, prawns, woodlice, barnacles, copepods, amphipods and mantis shrimp.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_three_pairs_of_Decapods\"><\/span>What are three pairs of Decapods?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Decapods have three pairs <b>of appendages, or maxillipeds, on their heads that make up their mouthparts. They also have two pairs of antennae on their heads. Crabs, shrimp, krill, and lobsters are all decapods.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_Decapods_are_there_in_the_world\"><\/span>How many Decapods are there in the world?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>nearly 15,000 species in around 2,700 genera, with around 3,300 fossil species.<\/b>Decapoda.Decapoda Temporal range:Superorder:EucaridaOrder:Decapoda Latreille, 1802SubordersDendrobranchiata Pleocyemata See text for superfamilies.7 more rows<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_squids_Decapods\"><\/span>Are squids Decapods?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>any crustacean of the order Decapoda, having five pairs of walking legs, including the crabs, lobsters, crayfish, prawns, and shrimps. <b>any dibranchiate cephalopod having ten arms, as the cuttlefish or squid<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_largest_decapod_in_the_world\"><\/span>What is the largest decapod in the world?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Size range and diversity of structure The largest crustaceans belong to the Decapoda, a large order (about 10,000 species) that includes the <b>American lobster, which can reach a weight of 20 kilograms (44 pounds), and the giant Japanese spider crab, which has legs that can span up to 3.7 metres (12 feet).<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_decapods_are_there_in_the_world\"><\/span>How many decapods are there in the world?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>nearly 15,000 species in around 2,700 genera, with around 3,300 fossil species.<\/b>Decapoda.Decapoda Temporal range:Superorder:EucaridaOrder:Decapoda Latreille, 1802SubordersDendrobranchiata Pleocyemata See text for superfamilies.7 more rows<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_three_examples_of_decapods\"><\/span>What are three examples of decapods?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>decapod, (order Decapoda), any of more than 8,000 species of crustaceans (phylum Arthropoda) that include <b>shrimp, lobsters, crayfish, hermit crabs, and crabs.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_legs_do_decapods_have\"><\/span>How many legs do decapods have?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>10 legs<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_was_the_evolution_of_a_lobster\"><\/span>What was the evolution of a lobster?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Scientists have long believed that lobster-like crustaceans <b>first appeared on planet Earth about 360 million years ago. But FIU marine scientist Heather Bracken-Grissom contends the ancestor of our favorite mealtime decapod actually may have started roaming the planet at least 12 million years earlier.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_did_crustaceans_evolve\"><\/span>How did crustaceans evolve?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Manton believed that crustaceans evolved from <b>annelid worms similar to marine polychaetes of today, and that all other arthropods evolved from annelid worms that were more similar to the onychophora.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_did_a_crab_evolve_from\"><\/span>What did a crab evolve from?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Carcinisation (or carcinization) is an example of convergent evolution in which a crustacean evolves into a crab-like form from <b>a non-crab-like form. The term was introduced into evolutionary biology by L. A. Borradaile, who described it as one of the many attempts of Nature to evolve a crab.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Did_crabs_evolve_from_lobsters\"><\/span>Did crabs evolve from lobsters?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>New research finds that decapods like the mole crab (Emerita) evolved 450 million years ago, and that <b>lobsters and crabs share a single evolutionary origin.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_a_defining_characteristic_of_a_decapod\"><\/span>What is a defining characteristic of a decapod?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Decapod means <b>ten legs, which is the defining characteristic of this subclass from the class of Crustacea. As decapods are crustaceans, they have some defining characteristics. Crustaceans are the only arthropods with two antennae. They also have appendages on their abdomen and have the ability to regenerate.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_3_characteristics_of_crustaceans\"><\/span>What are 3 characteristics of crustaceans?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>A crustacean has the following features:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a segmented body with a hard exterior (known as an exoskeleton)<\/li>\n<li>jointed limbs, each often with two branches (termed biramous)<\/li>\n<li>two pairs of antennae.<\/li>\n<li>gills.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_you_know_decapods_are_arthropods\"><\/span>How do you know decapods are arthropods?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>decapod, (order Decapoda), any of more than 8,000 species of crustaceans (phylum Arthropoda) that include <b>shrimp, lobsters, crayfish, hermit crabs, and crabs.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_defines_a_crustacean\"><\/span>What defines a crustacean?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>: any of a large class (Crustacea) of mostly aquatic mandibulate arthropods that have a chitinous or calcareous and chitinous exoskeleton, a pair of often much modified appendages on each segment, and two pairs of antennae and that include the lobsters, shrimp, crabs, wood lice, water fleas, and barnacles.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_pairs_of_appendages_do_decapods_have\"><\/span>How many pairs of appendages do decapods have?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>decapod, (order Decapoda), any of more than 8,000 species of crustaceans (phylum Arthropoda) that include <b>shrimp, lobsters, crayfish, hermit crabs, and crabs.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_pairs_of_maxillipeds_do_decapods_have\"><\/span>How many pairs of maxillipeds do decapods have?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Five pairs of appendages are considered as the 10 legs (pereiopods), hence the name Decapoda).<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_segments_do_decapods_have\"><\/span>How many segments do decapods have?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>These limbs are called maxillipeds. In the decapods there are <b>three sets of paired maxillipeds. In the copepods the maxillipeds are followed by four pairs of swimming legs; a fifth pair is sometimes highly modified for reproductive purposes and is sometimes reduced to a mere vestige.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_species_of_decapods_are_there\"><\/span>How many species of decapods are there?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>decapod, (order Decapoda), any of <b>more than 8,000 species of crustaceans (phylum Arthropoda) that include shrimp, lobsters, crayfish, hermit crabs, and crabs.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_types_of_crustaceans_are_there\"><\/span>How many types of crustaceans are there?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Size range and diversity of structure The largest crustaceans belong to the Decapoda, a large order (about 10,000 species) that includes the <b>American lobster, which can reach a weight of 20 kilograms (44 pounds), and the giant Japanese spider crab, which has legs that can span up to 3.7 metres (12 feet).<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents What are three decapods examples?What is the biggest decapod?What did decapods evolve from?What are the characteristics of decapods?What are crustaceans give three examples?What are three pairs of Decapods?How many Decapods are there in the world?Are squids Decapods?What is the largest decapod in the world?How many decapods are there in the world?What are&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41297"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41297"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41297\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}