Karapas: Perbezaan antara semakan

[[File:Crab from Long Island.jpg|thumb|left|ThePenggantian moltedkarapas carapace of aoleh [[lady crab]] fromdi [[Long Beach, New York]].]]

InBagi [[crustaceankrustasea]]s, thekarapas carapaceberfungsi functionssebagai askulit aluar protective cover over thesepanjang cephalothorax. Where it projects forward beyond the eyes, this projection is called a [[rostrum (anatomy)|rostrum]]. TheKarapas carapaceini ismempunyai kandungan calcifiedkalsium totertentu varyingpada degreessetiap inkrustasea differentyang crustaceansberbeza.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://atiniui.nhm.org/glossary/define.html?term=Carapace |title=Carapace |work=Crustacea Glossary |publisher=[[Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County]] |accessdate=17 June 2012 |editor=Dean Pentcheff}}</ref>

[[Zooplankton]] withindalam thefilum phylumkrustasea Crustaceajuga alsomempunyai have a carapacekarapas. TheseTermasuklah include [[Cladocerakladosera]], [[ostracodostrakoda]]s, and [[Isopoda|isopods]], butnamun isopodsisopoda onlyhanya havemenghasilkan a developed"perisai cephalic"cephalic shield"karapas untuk carapacemelindungi coveringbahagian thekepalanya headsahaja.