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Marine Crustaceans of Britain and Ireland.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Baldock, Lin.
- Series:
- Wild Nature Press Series
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (321 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2026.
- Summary:
- A beautifully illustrated photographic identification guide to the marine crustaceans of Britain and Ireland--essential for divers, snorkellers and beachcombers Crustaceans are a diverse group of animals found all around the coasts of Britain and Ireland, from beaches to deep offshore waters.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- About the authors
- Acknowledgements
- Seasearch
- Introduction
- How to use this book
- Introducing Crustacea
- How to find your crustacean
- Crustacean life cycles
- Crustaceans and their associations
- Identification pitfalls
- Photographing crustaceans
- Crustacean habitats
- Non-native and invasive crustaceans - legislation and biosecurity
- Protection and conservation of crustaceans
- Species accounts
- Decapoda
- Brachyura - True crabs
- Anomura - Squat lobsters, hermit crabs and porcelain crabs
- Caridea - Shrimps
- Achelata and Astacidea - Spiny and slipper lobsters, true or clawed lobsters
- Axiidea and Gebiidea - Mud shrimps
- Stomatopoda - Mantis shrimps
- Cirripedia - Barnacles
- Peracarida
- Mysida - Opossum shrimps
- Amphipoda - Amphipods
- Isopoda - Isopods
- Copepoda - Copepods
- Ostracoda - Ostracods (seed shrimps)
- Pycnogonida - Sea spiders
- Glossary
- References
- Further reading
- Useful websites
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9780691274805
- OCLC:
- 1592687296
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