Comprising over 15 000 living species, decapods (crabs, shrimp and lobsters) are the most
instantly recognizable crustaceans, representing a considerable global food source …

We present an updated classification for the entire Crustacea Decapoda, listing all known
families and genera organized by higher taxonomic groups and including estimates of the …

Since the late 1800s, several infraordinal relationships have been proposed for Decapoda;
however, reaching a consensus among higher-level relationships is proving difficult …

Understanding the evolution of Tetraconata or Pancrustacea—the clade that includes
crustaceans and insects—requires a well-resolved hypothesis regarding the relationships …

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

The phylogeny of Decapoda is contentious and many hypotheses have been proposed
based on morphological cladistic analyses. Recent molecular studies, however, yielded …

Formerly treated together as the “thalassinideans”, the infraorders Gebiidea and Axiidea
represent two distinctly separate groups of decapods that have converged morphologically …

In 1976, the French research vessel “Vauban” was scheduled to travel from France to New
Caledonia. Through the efforts of Alain Crosnier (Director of the Oceanography, ORSTOM), it …

Phylogenetic relationships within decapod crustaceans are highly controversial. Even recent
analyses based on molecular datasets have shown largely contradictory results. Previous …

The order Decapoda represents a species-rich group of crustaceans. Numerous
economically important and morphologically diverse members of this group have been …