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Malacostraca

the crustacean group containing crabs, lobsters, shrimps, crayfish, etc. See also CARIDOID FACIES.
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Eufausidos (Arthropoda: Malacostraca: Euphausiacea) de la cuenca Pacifica colombiana.
Cleavage and gastrulation in the shrimp Penaeus (Litopenaeus) vannamei (Malacostraca. Decapoda.
fa Peso (g) b individuos Rodentia Muridae Mus musculus 140 11.1 1960 30.6 Rattus rattus 11 0.9 1782 27.9 TOTAL MAMMALIA 151 12 3742 58.5 Passeriformes 19 1.5 524.4 8.2 TOTAL AVES 19 1.5 524.4 8.2 Coleoptera Tenebrionidae 545 43.1 545 8.5 Cerambycidae 9 0.7 19 0.3 Scarabaeidae 28 2.2 56 0.9 Curculionidae 2 0.2 4 0.1 no identificados 9 0.7 18 0.3 Orthoptera no identificados 281 22.2 566 8.8 Hymenoptera Formicidae 9 0.7 9 0.1 Otras familias (no id.) 1 0.1 1 0 Dictyoptera Blattidae 45 3.6 90 1.4 TOTAL INSECTA 929 73.5 1308 20.5 Scorpionida no identificadas 99 7.8 495 7.7 Araneae no identificadas 62 4.9 310 4.8 TOTAL ARACHNIDA 161 12.7 805 12.5 Decapoda no identificadas 4 0.3 20 0.3 TOTAL MALACOSTRACA 4 0.3 20 0.3 Tabla 2.
However based on biomass, Arachnida were the dominant prey group (45.32%), followed by Insecta (41.40%), chilopoda (6.54%), Gastropoda (4.81%) and Malacostraca (1.92%).
Class Order Family Present Absent Arachnida Araneae Araneidae 3 (2) 4 (2) Oribatida 0 4 (2) Pseudoscropiones 0 9 (5) Chilopoda 0 2 (2) Diplopoda 0 1 Insecta Coleoptera Apionidae 0 2 (1) Chrysomelidae 4 (4) 7 (4) Curculionidae 0 1 Nitiduiidae 0 2 (1) Passandridae 2 (1) 0 Staphylinidae 1 1 Hemiptera Aphididae 1 0 Aradidae 0 1 Lygaeidae 0 1 Miridae 3 (1) 0 Nabidae 0 1 Hymenoptera Formicidae 0 348 (2) Ichneumonidae 0 1 Psocodoea Trogiidae 0 5 (1) Malacostraca Isopoda Armadillidiidae 7 (4) 19 (3) Total 21 (6) 410 (6) Table 3.--Leaf litter taxa total abundances with frequency in parentheses (number of plots) in areas with garlic mustard present and absent.
Insecta Acrididae Malacostraca Neostrengeria charalensis (Figura 7) Cueva El Insecta Acrididae Molino Desmodus rotundus Mammalia Platyrrhinus dorsalis Sturnira erythromos Cueva El Insecta Acrididae Toro Malacostraca Neostrengeria sp.
Tanaidaceans (Crustacea: Malacostraca: Peracarida) from soft-sediment habitats off Israel, eastern Mediterranean.
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