and salt water. Many other animals with similar names - such as the mud shrimp of Axiidea and the boxer shrimp of Stenopodidea - are not true shrimp, but many have evolved features similar to true shrimp.

Biology

Carideans are found in every kind of aquatic habitat, with the majority of species being marine. Around a quarter of the described species are found in fresh water, however, including

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