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Term

crustacean

Term

Invertebrate with a shell and many legs that are used for walking or swimming. Commercial species include: shrimps, prawns, crabs, lobsters and crawfish. A very high proportion of the plankton, particularly that part upon which many pelagic fish species feed, are also Crustacea.

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Source:

EEA Glossary

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Definition source publication

Countryside Council for Wales. 2001. A glossary on marine nature conservation and fisheries. United Kingdom.

Publication year

2001

Definition source URL

http://glossary.eea.europa.eu/EEAGlossary

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Organisation full name

Countryside Council for Wales

Subjects

Long definition

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