In this task, we ask you to rewrite a sentence in simple English without changing its general meaning. Essentially, you want to make the sentence easier to read by using simpler words, utilizing more straightforward sentence structures, and omitting non-essential information etc.

Crustaceans ( Crustacea ) form a large , diverse arthropod taxon which includes such familiar animals as crabs , lobsters , crayfish , shrimps , prawns , krill , woodlice , and barnacles .
Crustaceans include crabs , lobsters , crayfish , shrimp , krill and barnacles .

The local Ku Klux Klan , insurgent Confederate Army veterans , directed their violence at eradicating the Republican Party in the county , assassinating more than 150 Republican Party officials and other prominent African Americans as part of a successful campaign to retain white Democratic power in the county .
Ku Klux Klan members , including Confederate Army veterans , assassinated over 150 Republican Party officials and important African-Americans as part of a successful campaign to retain conservative white Democratic power .

Italian unification ( -RSB- ) , also known as the Risorgimento ( , -RSB- ; meaning " the Resurgence " ) , was the political and social movement that consolidated different states of the Italian peninsula into the single state of the Kingdom of Italy in the 19th century .

Italian unification , also known as the Risorgimento ( meaning " the Resurgence " ) , refers to the Italian movement that united the Italian states in the 19th century .