Animals

Animals

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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depressed

Animals; Crustaceans

Flattened from above downwards, or dorsoventrally.

abdominal ganglion

Animals; Crustaceans

Ganglion adjoining last thoracic ganglion in anterior region of thorax (forming last lobe of six-lobe ganglion mass). May bear smaller pair of lobes; gives rise to two pairs of ...

body somite

Animals; Crustaceans

Generally refers to unit division of thorax + abdomen in contrast to cephalic somite.

poison gland

Animals; Crustaceans

Gland located at base of preoral sting; opens at tip of sting via duct.

costa

Animals; Crustaceans

Type of valve sculpture: prominent rib. Also used as synonym for carina.

node

Animals; Crustaceans

Type of valve sculpture: protuberance of intermediate size (between tubercle and knob). Node associate with attachment of different internal muscles is termed muscle scar node, ...