Cancer
CANCER
CLASSIFICATION
PHYLUM: ARTHROPODA (Jointed appendages).
SUB-PHYLUM: CRUSTACEA (Biramous appendages).
CLASS: MALACOSTRACA (carapace cover head or thorax).
COMMENTS:
•Commonly known as "crabs" & are found buried under rocks, wood piece and in sand along sea shore.
•Body is flat & covered by a carapace. It is comprised of a cephalothorax of 13 segments & abdomen is curved below the cephalothorex.
• The cephalothorax is comprised of 13 (5+8) segments of cephalic & thoracic region.
•Carapace in Callinectes is beautifully decorated and is produced into a pair of spines laterally.
•The cephalothorax bears a pair of complex compound eyes, a pair of small antennule & antennae.
•The 5 pairs of walking legs, 1st pair is chelate & is largest.
• Abdominal appendages are degenerate, two pair of pleopods are present in males modified into coapulatory organs.
•Sexes are separate and development is indirect.
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