Crustacean

Class Branchiopoda

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:Subclass Phyllopoda

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:Subclass Sarsostraca

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Class Remipedia

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:Order Enantiopoda

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:Order Nectiopoda

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Class Cephalocarida

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:Order Brachypoda

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Class Maxillopoda

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:Subclass Mystacocarida

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:Subclass Copepoda

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:Subclass Branchiura

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:Subclass Pentastomida

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:Subclass Tantulocarida

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:Subclass Thecostraca

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::Infraclass Cirripedia

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Class Ostracoda

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:Order Metacopina

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:Subclass Myodocopa

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:Subclass Podocopa

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Class Malacostraca

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:Subclass Eumalacostraca

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:Subclass Hoplocarida

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:Subclass Phyllocarida

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The crustaceans (Crustacea) are a large group of arthropods (55,000 species), usually treated as a subphylum. They include various familiar animals, such as lobsters, crabs, shrimp and barnacles. They are variously found in marine and freshwater, with a few terrestrial members (such as woodlice).

Related Topics:
Arthropod - Species - Lobster - Crab - Shrimp - Barnacle - Woodlice

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The scientific study of crustaceans is known as carcinology.

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