Remipedia

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Remipedia is a class of blind, cave-dwelling crustaceans characterized by elongated, segmented bodies and numerous similar swimming appendages.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Remipedia canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf class of crustaceans ⓘ
adaptation adapted to cave environments ⓘ
appendageArrangement biramous trunk limbs ⓘ
appendages numerous similar swimming appendages ⓘ
bodyPlan elongated ⓘ
segmented ⓘ
bodyRegion head ⓘ
posterior region ⓘ
trunk ⓘ
cephalization weakly cephalized body ⓘ
circulatorySystem hemocoel-based circulatory system ⓘ
conservationStatus many species rare ⓘ
describedBy J. Yager ⓘ
distribution subtropical regions ⓘ
tropical regions ⓘ
environment marine ⓘ
etymology name derived from Latin for "oar-footed" ⓘ
eyeStructure lacking functional eyes ⓘ
feedingType predatory ⓘ
scavenging ⓘ
firstDescriptionYear 1981 ⓘ
gutType complete digestive tract ⓘ
habitat anchialine caves ⓘ
submerged marine caves ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
larvalDevelopment direct development ⓘ
locomotion swimming ⓘ
nervousSystem well-developed nervous system ⓘ
notableSpecies Speleonectes tulumensis ⓘ
oxygenCondition low-oxygen tolerance ⓘ
phylum Arthropoda ⓘ
pigmentation unpigmented body ⓘ
reproduction sexual reproduction ⓘ
researchUse study of cave adaptation ⓘ
study of crustacean evolution ⓘ
respiration cutaneous respiration ⓘ
gill-like structures ⓘ
salinityPreference brackish water ⓘ
marine water ⓘ
sizeRange a few centimeters in length ⓘ
subphylum Crustacea ⓘ
symmetry bilateral symmetry ⓘ
taxonRank class ⓘ
threat groundwater pollution ⓘ
habitat disturbance ⓘ
trunkSegments numerous similar trunk segments ⓘ
vision blind ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Crustacea → hasSubgroup → Remipedia ⓘ
Mandibulata → hasPart → Remipedia ⓘ