Malacostraca
/ˌmaləˈkɒstrəkə
/plural noun Zoology
A large class of crustaceans which includes crabs, shrimps, lobsters, isopods, and amphipods. They have compound eyes, which are typically on stalks.On the whole the maxillopodan groups Ostracoda and Cirripedia and the Malacostraca have left the most significant fossil records....
- Development ranges from direct to metamorphic among members of class Malacostraca.
- Maxillopoda and Malacostraca are by far the most diverse of the groups and contain most animals you might typically recognize as crustaceans.
Origin
Modern Latin (plural), from malaco- 'soft' + Greek ostrakon 'shell'.
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