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They are also called sideswimmers, but they are really not freshwater shrimps, though some people call them that. They are a type of amphipod, which is related to freshwater shrimps.

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Are scuds crustaceans?

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Are scuds a herbivore?

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What eats scud?

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What is the significance of the bug that looks like shrimp in the ecosystem?

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Where do scuds live?

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What arthropods do crustaceans include?

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What is the study of crustaceans?

Malacostracology (mala-"soft", costraca-"shell", -ology - "study of") is the formal branch of Zoology and Marine Science relating to the study of animals anatomically united by a bauplan, comprising of 20 body segments divided into head, thorax and abdomen regions, also known as "crustaceans". The focus of Malacostracology includes crab, lobster, shrimp, krill, crayfish, scuds, mantis shrimp, and false crustaceans - such as hermit crab, king crab, horseshoe crab and porcelain crab. The term "Malacostraca" refers to the same class of animals under biological taxonomy.


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Is duck an herbivore?

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