Eucarida

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Eucarida
Meganyctiphanes norvegica, northern krill
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Subclass: Eumalacostraca
Superorder: Eucarida
Calman, 1904
Orders

Eucarida is a superorder of crustaceans, comprising the decapods, krill and Amphionides. They are characterised by having the carapace fused to all thoracic segments, and by the possession of stalked eyes.

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