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The list of marine crustaceans of South Africa is a list of saltwater species that form a part of the crustacean (Phylum Arthropoda, several classes) fauna of South Africa. This list does not include the freshwater and terrestrial crustaceans. The list follows the SANBI listing on iNaturalist, and does not always agree with WoRMS for distribution.
Crustaceans (from Latin meaning: "those with shells" or "crusted ones") are invertebrate animals that constitute one group of arthropods that are a part of the subphylum Crustacea (/ k r ə ˈ s t eɪ ʃ ə /), a large, diverse group of mainly aquatic arthropods including decapods (shrimps, prawns, crabs, lobsters and crayfish), seed shrimp, branchiopods, fish lice, krill, remipedes, isopods ...
This category contains species of marine crustaceans of the Atlantic Ocean, including the Mediterranean Sea, Baltic Sea, and Caribbean Sea. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Krill is a shrimp-like marine invertebrate animal. These small crustaceans are important organisms of the zooplankton, particularly as food for baleen whales, manta rays, whale sharks, crabeater seals, other seals, and a few seabird species that feed almost exclusively on them.
Crustaceans are members of the sub-phylum Crustacea, a large group of arthropods (55,000 species). They include various familiar animals, such as lobsters , crabs , shrimp and barnacles . They are variously found in marine and freshwater, with a few terrestrial members (such as woodlice ).
The list of marine vertebrates of the Cape Peninsula and False Bay is a list of marine and shore-based vertebrate animal species that form a part of the fauna of South Africa and that have been recorded from this geographical range. In some cases they are an important part of the local ecological community, and others may have been passing ...
FAO species catalogue Vol. 13: Marine Lobsters of the World. Food and Agriculture Organization. ISBN 92-5-103027-8. Archived from the original on 2009-02-06; M. J. de Kluijver & S. S. Ingalsuo. "Macrobenthos of the North Sea: Crustacea". Universiteit van Amsterdam. Archived from the original on April 11, 2009
Marine crustaceans of New Zealand (65 P) Pages in category "Crustaceans of the Pacific Ocean" The following 62 pages are in this category, out of 62 total.