Classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Achelata
Family: Palinuridae
Genus: Panulirus
Species:P. interruptus
Common Name: California spiny lobster
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Achelata
Family: Palinuridae
Genus: Panulirus
Species:P. interruptus
Common Name: California spiny lobster
morphology
EVEN THOUGH THE VARIOUS MAJOR GROUPS OF LOBSTERS SHOW OBVIOUS DIFFERENCES IN GENERAL APPEARENCE, THEIR BASIC MORPHOLOGY IS ESSENTIALLY THE SAME.
THE BODY OF A LOBSTER CONSISTS OF TWO RECOGNIZABLE PARTS: THE CEPHALOTHORAX (= THE ENTITY FORMED BY THE FUSION OF THE CEPHALON, OR HEAD, WITH THE THORAX) WITH ITS APPENDAGES, AND THEABDOMEN (= TAIL) WITH ITS APPENDAGES.
THE BODY OF A LOBSTER CONSISTS OF TWO RECOGNIZABLE PARTS: THE CEPHALOTHORAX (= THE ENTITY FORMED BY THE FUSION OF THE CEPHALON, OR HEAD, WITH THE THORAX) WITH ITS APPENDAGES, AND THEABDOMEN (= TAIL) WITH ITS APPENDAGES.
Biology
. aka Florida spiny lobsters, grow to about 60 cm in length.
. such as the Australian, California, and Chinese spiny lobsters, they lack the large pinching claws of their Their primary defense are the spines that cover . . its shell, which help protect them from predators
. Caribbean spiny lobsters use a secon pair of antennae in sensory perception, which are found folded along side their body when it's not in use.
. They also have compound eyes and can detect orientation, form, light, and color.
. such as the Australian, California, and Chinese spiny lobsters, they lack the large pinching claws of their Their primary defense are the spines that cover . . its shell, which help protect them from predators
. Caribbean spiny lobsters use a secon pair of antennae in sensory perception, which are found folded along side their body when it's not in use.
. They also have compound eyes and can detect orientation, form, light, and color.