- cephalic, 8
thoracic and 6 abdominal). This
arrangement is
known as the "
caridoid facies", a term
coined by
William Thomas Calman in 1909. The
thoracic limbs...
- The
caridoid escape reaction, also
known as
lobstering or tail-flipping,
refers to an
innate escape mechanism in
marine and
freshwater crustaceans such...
- ****. Together, they are used for
steering while swimming, and in the
caridoid escape reaction. In
crabs and some
other carcinised decapods, the abdomen...
-
Malacostraca (from Neo-Latin; from
Ancient Gr**** μαλακός (malakós) 'soft', and όστρακον (óstrakon) 's****') is the
second largest of the six
classes of...
- tail fan in a
rapid movement. This
results in a
backward dart
called the
caridoid escape reaction (lobstering).
Shrimp are widespread, and can be
found near...
-
hepatopancreatitis Taura syndrome White spot
syndrome Yellowhead disease Related topics Caridoid escape reaction Cleaner shrimp Decapod anatomy Mobile Bay
jubilee Shrimp...
- abdomens. A
speed of 5 m/s (11 mph) has been recorded. This is
known as the
caridoid escape reaction.
Symbiotic animals of the
genus Symbion, the only known...
- exclusively.
Together with
other swimming Decapoda,
Dendrobranchiata show the "
caridoid facies", or shrimp-like form. The body is
typically robust, and can be...
- with the uropods,
forms the tail fan. This is used as a
paddle in the
caridoid escape reaction ("lobstering"),
whereby an
alarmed animal rapidly flexes...
-
squat lobsters.
Carcinisation is also
responsible for the loss of the
caridoid escape reaction which caused a
shift in
gonads and the
pleonal neuromeres...
