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  • noun Any crustacean of the superorder Syncarida; they have no carapace

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Examples

  • Freshwater crayfish, such as the endemic Parastacoides tasmanicus, live in burrows under the buttongrass tussocks despite the highly acidic environment; their burrows are in turn colonized by a range of extraordinary endemic invertebrates, such as the primitive syncarid crustaceans Allanaspides helonomus and A. hickmani.

    Tasmanian Wilderness, Australia 2008

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