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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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subesophageal mass

Animals; Crustaceans

Concentration of nerve tissue below (posterior to) esophagus. Connected to supraesophageal ganglion by pair of esopha-geal connectives. Consists of ganglia of mandibles, ...

aesthetasc seta

Animals; Crustaceans

Confined to antennule; thin-walled, smooth, non-tapering seta, rounded tip; without pore; annulus not evident.

median protuberance

Animals; Crustaceans

Conspicuous elevation, sometimes platelike, arising from the posteromedian part of the penultimate (XIII) thoracic sternite.

incisor

Animals; Crustaceans

Cutting process of the mandible, usually dentate, sometimes modified for piercing.

areolation

Animals; Crustaceans

Demarcated and usually elevated regions of the brachyuran carapace.

obliquely erect

Animals; Crustaceans

Directed obliquely, more or less at 45 degrees to basal surface.

distal fold

Animals; Crustaceans

Distal pleat in the dorsolateral lobule of the petasma.

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