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Any living creature of the Kingdom Animalia constituting multi-celled organisms as well as single-celled organisms lacking chlorophyll and having the ability for spontaneous movement, such as protozoans.

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anterior process
Animals; Crustaceans

Anterior part of an elongate median protuberance lying on the penultimate (XIII) thoracic sternite.

fastigial plate
Animals; Crustaceans

Anteriormost of three plates (fastigial, ocular, postocular) composing acron at tip of head.

majid seta
Animals; Crustaceans

Anteriormost, usually prominent, submarginal seta on carapace postereio-lateral margin of oxyrhynch zoeae. Identified as a pappose type in species studied.

secondary plate
Animals; Crustaceans

Any one of numerous accessory calcareous elements on body (as opposed to primary plates). May include single rostrum, subrostrum, subcarina, and numerous lateral plates (latera, ...

cyclomorph
Animals; Crustaceans

Any one of variously modified individuals in a population. These modifications are seasonal and generally involve the head (development of helmet) or changes in eye size or ...

oostegopod
Animals; Crustaceans

appendage of genital somite in some branchiopods modified as brood pouch.

peeler crab
Animals; Crustaceans

As used in the fishery for blue crabs, a crab about to shed its shell; recognizable by the red line along the edge of the swimming paddles (fifth pair of thoracic legs).

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