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Derocheilocaris typicus
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Derocheilocaris typicus

crustacean
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Derocheilocaris typicus is a species of mustache shrimp, a small, primitive marine crustacean. These animals are characterized by a tubular body and thick, bristly antennules that extend about two-thirds the length of their body. D. typicus is found on the Atlantic coast of the northeastern United States. Mustache shrimp belong to the crustacean subclass Mystacocarida, a small group of free-living marine animals. The first species was discovered in 1943 near Woods Hole, Massachusetts.1

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  1. mustache shrimp
  2. Dikelocephalus
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  4. crustacean - Size range and diversity of structure

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