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The external parts of the European edible crab Cancer | 4 |
Anatomy and lifesupport systems | 9 |
The branchial chamber of a Caribbean xanthid Carpilius | 12 |
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3rd maxillipeds abdomen acclimation activity adapted agonistic anemone animals anomuran apodeme appendages Aratus autotomy axon basi-ischium behaviour blood body brachyuran branchial chambers branchiostegites burrow Callinectes Cancer pagurus carapace carapace width Carcinus maenas Cardisoma chelae chelipeds concentration copulation coral courtship Crane crustaceans cuticle cuticular dactylus decapod dorsal Dromiacea ecdysis eggs environment exoskeleton eyestalks feeding female fibres fiddler crabs fresh water crabs function gastric mill Gecarcinus ghost crab gills Goniopsis grapsids groups growth hairs Hazlett hepatopancreas hermit crab hormone increase joint land crabs larvae levator limb male mandibles mangrove crab maxillipeds megalopa metabolic rate moult mouthparts movement muscle Naylor occur Ocypode ocypodids organs ossicle oxygen Pachygrapsus pair phase pigment Pilumnus pleopods podomeres portunids posterior predators propodus Raninidae receptor relatively respiratory rhythm sea water semiterrestrial crabs sensitive sensory shell shore crab species spider crabs stimulation substratum swimming crabs temperature territorial tide tropical walking legs zoea zoeae