1Describe the exoskeleton/outer appearance of subphylum Crustacea:
Highly calcified exoskeleton, Cephalothorax, Dorsal head cuticle is expanded to cover some thoraic and abdominal segments (carapace).
2Describe the Crustacea appendages:
Biramous appendages, 2 pairs of antennaes.
3Describe the "mouth" of the Subphylum Crusta
One pair of mandibles for crushing and cutting food, 2 pairs of maxillae, few pairs of maxillipeds for food handling.
4What are the walking legs of "remaining thoracic appendages" called in Subphylum Crustacea? The first pair of appendages? The pincer?
Pereipods, Chelipeds, Chela
5What are the abdominal appendages called?
Pleopods/swimmerets
6What forms the tail fan of the Subphylum Crustacea?
Urupods and telson.
7Name all the classes under Subphylum Crustacea:
Branchiopoda, Copepoda, Thecostraca (Cirripedia), Malacostraca.
8Name the orders under Class Branchiopoda :
Anostraca, Notostraca, Diplostraca.
9Name 2 scientific name examples from the Class Copepoda:
Cyclops and Calanus
10Barnacles are an example of what class?
Thecostraca (Cirripedia)
11Name all the orders from Class Malacostraca:
Isopoda, Euphausiacea, Decapoda.
12Describe Order Isopoda...
Sow bugs or roly-polies, only fully terrestrial crustaceans are isopods.
13Describe Order Euphausiacea...
Krill, Bioluminescent, Important food for baleen whales.
14What taxonomic level and name are true shrimps, crabs, crayfish and lobsters from? Describe them...
Order Decapoda, compound eyes on stalks.
15What are the 2 levels under Order Decapoda?
Infraorder Anomura and Brachyura.
16Describe the all the orders from Class Branchiopoda:
Anostraca, no carapace fairy and brine shrimp. Notostraca, Shield like carapace tadpole shrimp, Diplostraca, bivalved carapace with clam shrimp