Nannastacidae
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| Nannastacidae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Superorder: | Peracarida |
| Order: | Cumacea |
| Family: | Nannastacidae Bate, 1866 [1] |
| Genera | |
Nannastacidae is a family of crustaceans belonging to the order Cumacea.
[edit] Anatomy
Nannastacidae have no free telson. The endopods (interior branches) of the uropods are present on one segment. There are exopods (outer branches) on the maxillipeds and generally one on pereopods 1–4 in males and 1–2 in females. Males possess five pairs of pleopods. In the females the second antenna is much shorter than the first.
[edit] References
- ^ Les Watling & Daphne Cuvelier (May 2, 2005). "Nannastacidae". In L. Watling. World Cumacea database. http://www.marinespecies.org/cumacea/cumacea.php?p=taxdetails&id=110383. Retrieved February 2, 2010.
[edit] External links
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