Most crustaceans are free-living aquatic animals, but some are terrestrial (e.g. woodlice, sandhoppers), some are parasitic (e.g. Rhizocephala, fish lice, tongue worms) and some are …

Dec 12, 2025 · Crabs, lobsters, shrimps, and wood lice are among the best-known crustaceans, but the group also includes an enormous variety of other forms without popular names.

What are Crustaceans? Crustaceans are invertebrate animals in the phylum Arthropoda, subphylum Crustacea, and include the barnacle, crab, crayfish, lobster, shrimp, water flea, and …

Aug 26, 2025 · Crustaceans are a diverse group of invertebrates in the phylum Arthropoda. This group includes over 45,000 described species found globally in various aquatic environments, …

Crustaceans (subphylum Crustacea) comprise the group of arthropods (phylum Arthropoda) that includes the familiar crabs, lobsters, shrimps, barnacles, copepods, krill, water fleas, and crayfish.

Some crustaceans hatch young that are like miniature adults; others go through a larval stage called a nauplius. Many species, including lobsters, crayfish, barnacles, and crabs are …

Most crustaceans live in the ocean, and are one of the pillars of the global marine ecosystem. In much of the open ocean, the primary herbivores feeding on the phytoplankton are crustaceans.

Dec 13, 2019 · Crustaceans include commonly-known marine life such as crabs, lobsters, barnacles, and shrimp. These animals are in the Phylum Arthropoda (the same phylum as …

Dec 21, 2025 · Crustaceans are a festive season staple for many families, particularly in Australia where an estimated 18.5m kilograms of prawns and more than 150,000 lobsters are eaten …

May 15, 2024 · Crustaceans are mainly a group of free-living aquatic arthropods that belong to the subphylum Crustacea. This subphylum includes prawns, crabs, lobsters, shrimp, krill, …