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decapod

[dek-uh-pod] / ˈdɛk əˌpɒd /


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"This single event contrasts starkly with carcinization, which has occurred repeatedly across decapod species," Kawabata explains.

From Science Daily May 2, 2026

In the search for a better welfare of animals that we humans kill for food, researchers at the University of Gothenburg have chosen to focus on decapod crustaceans.

From Science Daily Nov. 26, 2024

But there is also a lot we don’t know, including about decapod crustaceans such as crabs, lobsters, crayfish, and shrimp.

From BBC Jun. 15, 2024

A crab-like body plan has evolved at least five separate times among decapod crustaceans, a group that includes crabs, lobsters and shrimp.

From Scientific American Jun. 1, 2023

Again, if an imaginary decapod retained, when adult, many Zoea characters, would this not be a case of retardation?

From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 by Sir Francis Darwin




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