Zoology 250 (2004) Phylogenetic Trees



(water flea)

(gooseneck barnacle)

Subphylum CRUSTACEA


(tree/traits:
Brusca & Brusca 2003 p. 580)

(mantis shrimp)

(amphipod)

(calanoid copepod)

(lobster)

       ====1============================= Cl. Remipedia
<<==C==|
       |   ===3========================== Cl. Cephalocarida
       =2==|
           |   ==5======================= Cl. Branchiopoda (fairy shrimp, water fleas, etc.)
           =4==|
               |   ==7=================== Cl. Maxillopoda (copepod, ostracod, barnacle, etc.)
               ==6=|
                   |    ==8============== SubCl. Phyllocarida (Or. Leptostraca)
                   =Mal=|
                        |      ==9======= SubCl. Hoplocarida (mantis shrimps)
                        =Eumal=|
                               |    ==11= SupOr. Peracarida (mysids,  amphipods, isopods, etc.)
                               =10==|
                                    ==12= SupOr. Eucarida (krill, shrimps, lobsters, crabs, etc.)

Back to Zool 250 version of tree for animal phyla or Protostomia.

TRAITS SUPPORTING EACH CLADE (** plesiomorphic- a primitive state, not unique to clade):
C (Crustacea):
a) two pairs of antennae
b) 1° antennae uniramous**
c) 2° antennae biramous
d) mandible is simple (gnathobasic)
e) sessile (non-stalked), compound eyes**
f) many similar, biramous, phyllopodous thoracic limbs**
g) telson with rami
h) nauplius larvae
1:
a) first antennae biramous
b) raptorial mouth appendages
c) segment #6= maxilliped
d) many similar trunk segments (no trunk tagmata)
with paddle-like biramous legs
e) pre-antennal process
f) eyes lost
2:
a) 3 tagmata (head, thorax, abdomen)
b) reduced number of body segments
3:
a) abdominal appendages lost
b) abdomen of 11 segments
c) segment #5= leg-like
d) compound eyes lost
4:
a) fully developed carapace
b) abdomen has fewer than 9 segments
5:
a) maxillae (segments #4 & #5) reduced or absent
(trunk segment number & limbs vary greatly)
6:
a) thorax has fewer than 11 segments
b) abdomen has fewer than 8 segments
7:
a) thorax has fewer than 7 segments
b) abdomen has fewer than 5 segments
c) unique naupliar eyes & loss of lateral compound eyes
d) genital appendages on 1st abdominal somite of male
Mal (Malacostraca):
a) thorax of 8 segments with similar limbs
b) abdomen of 7 segments + telson
c) carapace covers head & thorax**
d) 1° antennae biramous in adult
e) stalked eyes in adult
f) male gonopore on segment 8, female on segment 6
8:
a) second antennae uniramous
b) abdomen of 7 segments + telson**
c) second maxilla like thoracic limbs**
d) similar, phyllopodous thoracic limbs**
Eumal (Eumalacostraca):
a) abdomen of 6 segments + telson
b) thoracic limbs stenopodous
c) long muscular abdomen
d) telson lacks rami
e) uropods + telson make a tail fan
9:
a) carapace covers head & 4 thoracic segments
b) limbs of first 5 thoracic segments uniramous & subchelate
c) thorax segment #2 with very large subchela
d) moveable rostrum
e) gills on pleopods
10:
a) carapace covers head & thorax (primitively)**
11:
a) carapace not fused with all head & thorax segments**
b) thoracic oostegites form brood chamber
c) pre-juvenile manca stage
12:
a) carapace fused dorsally with all head & thorax segments
b) 3 pair maxillipeds (except euphausids)
c) last 5 pair thoracic limbs uniramous (except euphausids)
d) well-developed gills under carapace (except euphausids)
e) brood eggs on pleopods (except euphausids)


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