decapod

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W. Keferstein follows Sir R. Owen in strongly opposing this identification, and in regarding such tentacle as the equivalent of a whole lobe or arm of a Decapod or Octopod Dibranch.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various

"Therefore," says he, "I regard Nebalia as a Phyllopodiform Decapod."

From Facts and Arguments for Darwin by Muller, Fritz

Decapod, dek′a-pod, n. one of the shellfish which have ten feet or claws, as the crab.—adjs.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

Of the various genera of Decapod Crustacea none are more interesting, or more difficult of description, than those which constitute the family Galatheadæ.

From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various

A tribe of Decapod Crustacea, of which the Hermit-crab is the type.

From The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science by Nicholson, Henry Alleyne