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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/42493| Title: | Crustaceans |
| Authors: | Lanfranco, Sandro |
| Keywords: | Crustacea -- Malta Crustacea -- Behavior Crustacea -- Classification Crustacea -- Identification |
| Issue Date: | 1996 |
| Publisher: | Environment Secretariat |
| Citation: | Lanfranco, S. (1996). Crustaceans. In J. Sultana, & V. Falzon (Eds.), Wildlife of the Maltese Islands (pp. 245-256). Malta: Environment Secretariat. |
| Abstract: | The CRUSTACEA forms one of the Classes of the Phylum ARTHROPODA, and is itself classified into five groups. Crustaceans number upward of 44,000 species, with great variation in morphology and habitat. Some species are less than 1mm in length, some others have leg spans of up to 4m and weigh up to 8kg. Most crustaceans live in the sea. Others live in fresh or brackish water and a smaller number are terrestrial, although they are mostly restricted to damp or humid habitats. Crustaceans are of great economic importance. Some of the larger species, such as crabs and prawns, have been eaten by humans since prehistoric times, while others are important as food for fish. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/42493 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacSciBio |
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