Tags: Crustacean.
The decapods or Decapoda (literally ten-footed) are an order of crustaceans within the class Malacostraca including many familiar groups such as crayfish crabs lobsters prawns and shrimp. Most decapods are scavengers. The order is estimated to contain nearly 15000 species in around 2700 genera with around 3300 fossil species.
