Pros and Cons of Crustaceans: A Detailed Overview
This detailed overview explores the pros and cons of various crustaceans, including Branchiopoda, Canthaxanthin, Remipedia, Cephalocarida, and Maxillopoda. From the potential to be kept as pets to symbiotic relationships and challenges like water flea infestation and venomous species, this content provides valuable insights into the world of crustaceans.
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Sub-Phylum: Crustacean Pros and Cons http://www.mesa.edu.au/crustaceans/default.asp By: Kimberly Cerilli
Branchiopoda: Pros Brine Shrimp(sea-monkey): Can be kept as pet https://io9.gizmodo.com/sea-monkeys-are-the-guardians-of-earths-oceans-1648863011 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOi-9GjfMI0
Canthaxanthin Pros cont. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/554013191632589953/?lp=true
Cons: Water flea infestation https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Olu2a6HxgiY/maxresdefault.jpg
Remipedia: Pros Thought to be ancestor and most closely related to insects. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Speleonectes _tanumekes_unlabeled.png/1200px-Speleonectes_tanumekes_unlabeled.png http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/images/ taxa/inverts/remipedia01.jpg
Cons: Venomous species Interesting to study because they are unique in using venom but they are extremely hard to keep in labs (http://www.tamug.edu/cavebiology/reprints/Reprint-179.pdf ) https://media.mercola.com/ImageServe r/Public /2013/December/remipede- fangs.jpg
Cephalocarida: Pros Horseshoe shrimp: Feed on detritus http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-zOrAL1V5Jg/TFLLC6cDexI/AAAAAAAAGCo/OahsQfrJyUk/s640/shrimp2.jpg
Cons: Raise more questions then answers Oldest living anthropod, able to survive many different situations. Living fossil or not?
Maxillopoda: Pros Barnacles: Symbiosis: Commensalism with most whales http://scienceline.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/whalebarnacles_orig-640x480.jpg Mutualism: Gray whales use barnacles as armor
Cons: Fish Lice: most subclasses of Maxillopoda are parasitic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxillopoda
Ostracod: Pros Historical relevance: bioluminescent properties were used by the Japanese during WWII to read maps. https://upload.wikimedia .org/wikipedia/commons /thumb/9/93/Ostracod.J PG/1200px-Ostracod.JPG
Cons: Some are parasites to sharks, sea uchins, and other arthropods http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations /09bermuda/background/plan/media/spelaeoec ia_600.jpg
Malacostraca: Crabs Pros Good for eating Keep as pets http://cdn2.momjunction.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Crab-During-Pregnancy.jpg
Cons Crab fishing is a high risk job for injury and fatality http://aviancetaceanpress.com/ACPress/Hazardous_Marine_Animals_of_the_Ca rolina_Coast_files/CrabFingerBlood.jpg
Malacostaca: Cray-fish Pros Food Bait for attracting: cat-fish, walleye, and trout http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/03317/crayfish2_3317690b.jpg
Cons Invasive species in Louisiana, Europe and China http://www.people.com.cn/mediafile/pic/20100906/22/9863863647375127538.jpg
Isopoda: Cons Largest species Bathynomus are eaten in: Hawaii, Mexico, Japan Giant isopoda Stir up sediment Pillbugs are decomposers and eat decaying grass and leaves https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CdC8k1VUsAAB_sp .jpg
Cons Parasitic lifestyle: mostly external Some suck blood others eat flesh of fish hosts https://cdn.reefs.com/blog/wp- content/uploads/2016/04/parasitic-isopod- reefs.jpg
Opinion: Cons maxillopoda https://images-na.ssl-images- amazon.com/images/I/51fsFT3OPSL._SX258_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg Invasive Destroy man mad structures Stick to animals uninteresting
Opinion: Pros crawfish Food source Research source Aquatic indicator Middle of the food web pets https://thedurham.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/crawfish.jpeg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Remipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Cephalocarida http://www.mesa.edu.au/crust aceans/default.asp https://io9.gizmodo.com/sea- monkeys-are-the-guardians-of- earths-oceans-1648863011 https://www.youtube.com/wat ch?v=QOi-9GjfMI0 https://www.pinterest.com/pin /554013191632589953/?lp=true https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Olu2a6 HxgiY/maxresdefault.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/ wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a 3/Speleonectes _tanumekes_unlabeled.png/120 0px- Speleonectes_tanumekes_unlab eled.png http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu /images/ taxa/inverts/remipedia01.jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ CLCKggvUcAAoWeC.jpg http://scienceline.org/wp- content/uploads/2010/03/whal ebarnacles_orig-640x480.jpg References http://animals.mom.me/symbiotic- relationship-between-barnacle-living- whales-skin-10968.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxillo poda https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostrac od https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodlo use https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isopoda https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/a rticles/PMC4704689/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crayfis h#Crayfish_plague https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Branchi opoda
