SHRIMP | WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THEM?

Shrimp are crustaceans in the order Decipedes, with 250 genera and more than 2000 different species of these creatures.

Ten-legged shrimp are the highest crustaceans; unlike other multicellulars, their heart muscle has a

symplastic structure.

Like all arthropods they belong to the animal kingdom, they have a chitinous exoskeleton which

restricts body growth and

therefore the animal must periodically shed it - undergo a molt.

These crustaceans are distributed throughout the seas and

oceans, and can be found even in bodies of fresh water.