Decapoda
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This tree diagram shows the relationships between several groups of organisms.
The root of the current tree connects the organisms featured in this tree to their containing group and the rest of the Tree of Life. The basal branching point in the tree represents the ancestor of the other groups in the tree. This ancestor diversified over time into several descendent subgroups, which are represented as internal nodes and terminal taxa to the right.
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Abele, L. G. 1991. Comparison of morphological and molecular phylogeny of the Decapoda. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 31:101-108.
Abele, L. G. and B. E. Felgenhauer. 1986. Phylogenetic and phenetic relationships among the lower Decapoda. Journal of Crustacean Biology 6:385-400.
Dixon, C. J., S. T. Ahyong, and F. R. Schram. 2003. A new hypothesis of decapod phylogeny. Crustaceana 76:935-975.
Feldmann, R. M. 2003. The Decapoda: New initiatives and novel approaches. Journal of Paleontology 77 (6):1021-1039.
Kim, W. and L. G. Abele. 1990. Molecular phylogeny of selected decapod crustaceans based on 18S rRNA nucleotide sequences. Journal of Crustacean Biology 10:1-13.
Martin, J. W. and T. A. Haney. 2005. Decapod crustaceans from hydrothermal vents and cold seeps: a review through 2005. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 145(4):445-522.
Miller, A. D. and C. M. Austin. 2006. The complete mitochondrial genome of the mantid shrimp Harpiosquilla harpax, and a phylogenetic investigation of the Decapoda using mitochondrial sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 38(3):565-574.
Morrison, C.L., A. W. Harvey, S. Lavery, K. Tieu, Y. Huang and C.W. Cunnigham. 2002. Mitochondrial gene rearrangements confirm the parallel evolution of the crab-like form. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B 269:345-350.
Porter, M. L., M. Pérez-Losada, and K. A. Crandall. 2005. Model-based multi-locus estimation of decapod phylogeny and divergence times. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 37(2):355-369.
Scholtz, G. and S. Richter. 1995. Phylogenetic systematics of reptantian Decapoda (Crustacea, Malacostraca). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 113:289-328.
Schram, F. R. 2001. Phylogeny of decapods: moving towards a consensus. Hydrobiologia 449:1-20.
Information on the Internet
- Central Pacific Crustacea Database (Decapoda & Stomatopoda)
- Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce, Florida
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Scientific Name | Neotrypaea californiensis |
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Comments | Bay ghost shrimp (Anomura) |
Creator | Gerald and Buff Corsi |
Source Collection | CalPhotos |
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© 1999 California Academy of Sciences
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Scientific Name | Panulirus argus |
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Comments | Caribbean spiny lobster |
Source | Panulirus argus; Spiny Lobster |
Source Collection | CalPhotos |
Copyright | © 2002 |
Scientific Name | Hemigrapsus nudus |
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Comments | Purple shore crab (Brachyura) |
Creator | Gerald and Buff Corsi |
Source | Hemigrapsus nudus; Purple Shore Crab |
Source Collection | CalPhotos |
Copyright |
© 1999 California Academy of Sciences
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