The crustaceans constitute one of the oldest arthropod taxa, from which insects later evolved
(Giribet et al., Nature 413: 157–161, 2001; Regier et al., Nature 463: 1079–U1098, 2010; …

Arthropod Exoskeletons Page 1 Arthropod Exoskeletons John E. Dalingwater Department
of Environmental Biology University of Manchester, M13 9PL, England Harry Mutvei …

Crustaceans are a remarkable group of animals because of their ability to elaborate
cyclically two kinds of calcified biomineralisations: an unstretchable exoskeleton (or cuticle) …

For growing, crustaceans have to molt cyclically because of the presence of a rigid
exoskeleton. Most of the crustaceans harden their cuticle not only by sclerotization, like all …

Crustaceans are the champions of mineral mobilization and deposition in the animal
kingdom due to their unique ability to rapidly and periodically mineralize and demineralize …

The crustacean cuticle is a biological composite material consisting of chitin–protein fibres in
a mineralized matrix. Recent research has revealed a surprising range of fibre architectures …

Crustaceans, like most mineralized invertebrates, adopted calcium carbonate mineralization
for bulk skeleton reinforcement. Here, we show that a major part of the crustacean class …

Most metazoans require skeletal support systems. While the formation of bones and teeth in
vertebrates has been well studied, endo‐and exoskeleton development of non‐vertebrates …

Background Skeletons are formed in a wide variety of shapes, sizes, and compositions of
organic and mineral components. Many invertebrate skeletons are constructed from …

Exposed regions of the arthropod exoskeleton have specialized structure and mineral
composition. Their study can provide insights into the evolutionary optimization of the cuticle …