Recognize that all organisms are composed of cells and that many organisms are unicellular and must carry out all life functions in one cell. 3.1.6.A5 Describe basic structures that plants and animals have that contribute to their ability to make or find food and reproduce.
Crabs are crustaceans and all crustaceans belong to the taxonomic domain of Eukarya, which are characterised by having cells with nuclei. Eukarya covers all organisms in the Kingdom Animalia, as well as the Kingdoms Plantae, Fungi and Protista.
Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting tail, usually entirely hidden under the thorax. They live in all the world's oceans, in fresh water, and on land, are generally covered with a thick exoskeleton and have a single pair of claws. Many other animals with similar names â such as hermit crabs, king crabs, porcelain crabs, horseshoe crabs, and crab lice â are not true crabs.