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Decapods

This reading profile brings together 1 source-linked article that reference decapods.

Fauna does not yet have a full sourced identification profile for this name, so this page keeps the relevant reading together without inventing missing species detail.

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Field guideHow crabs molt and growBecause a hardened crab shell cannot stretch, growth comes in steps. The crab prepares a larger cuticle underneath, leaves the old shell, expands while the new one is soft, and then mineralizes and strengthens it.