Malacostraca
(woodlice, shrimp, lobsters, crabs, etc.)

Malacostraca: Taxonomy | Species on this site

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Taxonomic Classification

• Kingdom: Metazoa ((=Animalia) multicellular animals)
• Phylum: Arthropoda (arthropods)
• Class: Malacostraca (woodlice, shrimp, lobsters, crabs, etc.)

Species listed on this site

• Order: Decapoda (crabs, crayfishes, lobsters, prawns, shrimp)
  • Family: Ocypodidae (fiddler crabs, ghost crabs)
    • unidentified Ocypodidae
    • Ocypode quadrata - Atlantic Ghost Crab
    • Uca pugilator - Atlantic Sand Fiddler

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