shell that covers the cephalothorax, made of chitin
What is the carapace
100
aggressive crustacean, we eat the tail
What is a lobster
100
tiniest of crustaceans are considered zooplankton - some came off the live rock in our tank
What are copepods
100
tough outer skeleton
What is exoskeleton
200
number of times a female crab mates in her life
What is once?
200
means ten legs, blue crab is one of them
What is a decapod?
200
we don't eat them, but many large whales with baleen do - cold water, planktonic
What is krill
200
lives in upper intertidal zone, has sharp calcium carbonate plates like a mollusk but are actually crustaceans
attach to any substrate, from a whale to a ship's hull
What is a barnacle
200
Where on the Chesapeake Bay you would find most sponge crabs
What is southern bay, near mouth
300
first larval stage of a blue crab
What is a zoeae?
300
male shape is a V, female a U
What is the abdomen or apron
300
Edible crustacean similar to lobster but smaller
What is shrimp
300
Not really a crustacean, Merostomata, has book gills
What is a horseshoe crab
300
Crustacean that uses gastropod shell as it's protection
What is a hermit crab
400
seagrass
What is the place where young, juvenile crabs go for food and shelter
400
appendages that are used for swimming, carrying eggs
What are swimmerets?
400
Large crab with tasty legs, lives in cold water such as Alaskan waters
What is a king crab
400
tunnels in mud, sand along the bay, one large claw in males to attract mate
What is a fiddler crab
400
large crab, crawls very slowly, scavenger
What is a spider crab
500
higher salinity and warmer temperatures
What are the conditions needed for blue crab eggs to hatch
500
three pairs of legs used to walk
What are walking legs
500
considered a delicacy, blue crab who is in the process of molting
What is a softshell crab
500
term used for when head and chest are fused
What is cephalothorax
500
crab that lives in turbulent surf zone and intertidal zones, smooth, streamlined body