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Dromiidae is a family of crabs, often referred to as sponge crabs. Arthropods are Animals belonging to the Phylum Arthropoda (from Greek ἄρθρον arthron, " Joint " Structure of crustaceans As Arthropods crustaceans have a stiff Exoskeleton, which must be shed to allow the animal to grow ( Ecdysis or molting The Malacostraca (Greek "soft shell" are the largest class of Crustaceans and include most of the animals that non-experts recognize as crustaceans including The decapods or Decapoda ( literally means "ten footed") are an order of Crustaceans within the class Malacostraca, including many Pleocyemata is a sub-order of decapod crustaceans, erected by Martin Burkenroad in 1963 Crabs are decapod Crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" (βραχύ / brachy Dromioidea is a superfamily of Crabs mostly found in Madagascar. Wilhem de Haan ( 7 February 1801, Leiden - 15 April 1855, Leiden was a Dutch Zoologist. In Biological classification, family ( Latin Crabs are decapod Crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" (βραχύ / brachy They are small or medium-sized crabs which get their name from the ability to shape a living sponge into a portable shelter for themselves. The sponges or poriferans (from Latin porus "pore" and ferre "to bear" are Animals A sponge crab cuts out a fragment from a sponge and trims it to its own shape using its claws. A claw is a curved pointed appendage found at the end of a toe or finger in most Mammals, Birds, and some Reptiles. The last two pairs of legs are shorter than other legs and bend upward over the crab's carapace, to hold the sponge in place. The arthropod leg is a form of jointed Appendage of Arthropods usually used for Walking. A carapace is a dorsal section of an Exoskeleton or shell in a number of animal groups The sponge grows along with the crab, providing a consistent shelter.
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