Amphionidacea

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Amphionidacea

crustacean order

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crustacean
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Order AmphionidaceaHolocene; carapace large; mandible and maxillule vestigial; thoracic limbs with small outer branch; ventral brood pouch formed by large forwardly projecting first abdominal appendages; 2–3 cm; worldwide; marine, pelagic; 1 species.Order Decapoda (shrimps, prawns, lobsters, crayfish, crabs)Devonian to present;
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Order AmphionidaceaHolocene; carapace large; mandible and maxillule vestigial; thoracic limbs with small outer branch; ventral brood pouch formed by large forwardly projecting first abdominal appendages; 2–3 cm; worldwide; marine, pelagic; 1 species.Order Decapoda (shrimps, prawns, lobsters, crayfish, crabs)Devonian to present;
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malacostracan
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Order Amphionidacea Holocene; carapace large; thoracic legs 1-branched; in female, first pleopod expanded under carapace to enclose a brood pouch; deep-swimming, tropical marine. Order Decapoda (shrimps, lobsters, hermit crabs, crabs) Carapace large, enclosing thorax and gill chamber; inner branch of thoracic legs strong, often
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Order Amphionidacea Holocene; carapace large; thoracic legs 1-branched; in female, first pleopod expanded under carapace to enclose a brood pouch; deep-swimming, tropical marine. Order Decapoda (shrimps, lobsters, hermit crabs, crabs) Carapace large, enclosing thorax and gill chamber; inner branch of thoracic legs strong, often
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