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ARTHROPODS. Most widespread and abundant phylum of animals 3 out of 4 animals are arthropods!. Classification. Two major subphylums that marine arthropods are found in Subphylum CRUSTACEA Suphlyum CHELICERATA. CHARACTERISTICS. Exoskeleton made of chitin Segmented body
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ARTHROPODS • Most widespread and abundant phylum of animals • 3 out of 4 animals are arthropods!
Classification • Two major subphylums that marine arthropods are found in • Subphylum CRUSTACEA • Suphlyum CHELICERATA
CHARACTERISTICS • Exoskeleton made of chitin • Segmented body • Appendages specialized • Sensory, feeding, movement • Can regenerate appendages • Gills to obtain oxygen from sea water
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS cont… Well developed organ systems • Open CS • Well developed NS • Complete DT • Reproduction-separate sexes and sperm is usually directly transferred to the female
Crustaceans • Largest marine group • Biramous appendages- legs branch off into 2 parts www.obs-vlfr.fr/.../copepods_guide/help.html
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Crustaceans molt-shed their shell & grow a new one as they grow. http://www.dnr.state.md.us/baygame/molt2.jpg
The swimming legs of crustaceans are called swimmerets. http://home.earthlink.net/~wweinkle/crabinternal2.jpg http://www.glf.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/photos/images/white_lobster.jpg
Crustacean Habitats • Mostly a marine group • Insects of the sea • Important members of benthic communities dark nooks (under rocks and crevices)
CRUSTACEAN FEEDING • Detritivores (scavengers) • Parasites • Carnivorous
Maxilopeds- special appendages (arms)for cutting and manipulating food • Mandible- Special mouthparts for chewing food
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Copepods -may be the most common animal -important as zooplankton and food source for larger consumers http://mysciencefairproject.net/images/macrocyclops1_zexs.jpg
Parasitic copepod in mako gills http://carlsafina.wordpress.com/2007/07/05/welcome-to-the-hotel-californshark-2/
Many copepods are parasites of fish. http://www.darwinsgalapagos.com/animals/parasitic_copepod_sm.jpg
Barnacles • filter feeders • usually attached to surfaces (very particular about where they attach) http://shiftingbaselines.org/blog/Barnacle.jpg
Amphipods Tiny and shrimp-like Most diverse and widespread small crustacean http://www.reef-eden.net/Amphipod1.jpg
Isopods • flat from top to bottom • successful on land too http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/04etta/background/isopods/media/synidotea_laevidorsalis.html http://blogs.nature.com/news/thegreatbeyond/giantisopod.jpg
Krill • shrimp-like • important in polar waters as food source for whales, penguins, seals http://www.mar-eco.no/learning-zone/__data/page/93/Krill3.jpg
Decapods • 1st pair of legs for defense and getting food • Well developed carapace (outer shell) • Can feel pain http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/gallery/descript/alligatorgar/bluecrab.JPG
Lobsters • large front claws • - 4 pairs of jointed walking legs • compound eyes on stalks www.metro.co.uk
Lobsters may live to be 100 years old. http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/giant-crayfish/
Female lobster holds eggs in her swimmerets. www.helgoland-lobster.de/indexe.html http://www.penobscoteast.org/images/lobster_eggs.jpg
Shrimp • Diverse group of crustaceans • Found in salt and freshwater • Important food source for humans and marine life http://www.dfw.state.or.us/MRP/shellfish/commercial/largeimages/shrimp_headroe_eggs_large_ODFW.jpg
Shrimp are scavengers that feed on small pieces of dead plant and animal material (omnivores). stilton.tnw.utwente.nl/shrimp/shrimp1.jpg
CRABS • Small abdomen that is tucked under thorax • Most scavengers • Live along rocky shoreline • Some terrestrial (return to sea only to release eggs)
Mouth Swimming legs
Female crab holds eggs in her abdomen. http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/00DRgZO7DQehn/610x.jpg
The 2 grasping claws of crabs are also called pincers or chelipeds. http://www.animalwebguide.com/Fiddler-Crab-1.jpg
Sexing crabs • Narrow abdomen is male • Wider abdomen is female http://hawaii.gov/dlnr/dar/images/Samcrabs.jpg
Class Merostomata • horseshoe crabs • Book gills for breathing • Mouth parts for piercing called chelicerae • living fossil http://horseshoe-crabs.com/horseshoe-crab-book-gills.html http://beachchairscientist.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/horseshoe-crab.jpg
Blood is used to test for bacteria in pharmaceuticals • Critical food source for migrating shore birds like the red knot • Conservation efforts to ban use of crab meat as bait
Pycnogonida • Found worldwide • Most are small and deep water • Use a "proboscis " to pierce and suck liquid from seaweeds and various invertebrates.
The Japanese spider crab is the largest arthropod http://huynhwinsituation.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/japanese-spider-crab.jpg