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Also Known As Crustacea

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American lobster
squat lobster
crustacean: anatomy
Diagram of the tree of life based on the three-domain system, showing Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukaryota branching into four kingdoms: Plants, Animals, Fungi, and Protista, with illustrations of representative organisms for each group.
land crab
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Mary Jane Rathbun
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