The transition from marine to freshwater habitats is one of the major steps in the evolution of
life. In the decapod crustaceans, four groups have colonized fresh water at different …

Bathymetric biodiversity patterns of marine benthic invertebrates and demersal fishes have
been identified in the extant fauna of the deep continental margins. Depth zonation is …

The freshwater crayfishes are a group of decapod crustaceans that have played a critical
role in a diversity of biological studies, from physiology, to ecology, neurobiology …

Humankind depends on marine and coastal ecosystems for survival. It is estimated that one
third of the world's population lives within coastal zones, which account for approximately …

Subphylum Crustacea Brünnich, 1772. In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal biodiversity: An outline
of higher-level classification and Page 1 Zootaxa 3148 © 2011 Magnolia Press · 165 …

Abstract Background The infraorder Anomura has long captivated the attention of
evolutionary biologists due to its impressive morphological diversity and ecological …

A new assessment of the global biodiversity of decapod Crustacea (to 31 December 2022)
records 17,229 species in 2,550 genera and 203 families. These figures are derived from a …

This checklist is the fourth contribution resulting from a long-term multidisciplinary project
which combined morphological analyses and molecular techniques (mitochondrial DNA …

The Anomura presents the greatest degree of morphological disparity in the decapod
Crustacea, with body forms ranging from the symmetrical and asymmetrical hermit crabs to …

Motivation Traits are increasingly being used to quantify global biodiversity patterns, with
trait databases growing in size and number, across diverse taxa. Despite growing interest in …