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Crustaceans

Any member of the class of arthropods that includes lobsters, crabs, shrimps, wood lice, water fleas, and barnacles.

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Crustaceans

ambulosome

Animals; Crustaceans

The part of the thorax of munnopsid isopods that bears the walking legs. It consists of pereonites 1-4.

supraorbital eave

Animals; Crustaceans

The projecting lateral part of the orbital region above the eyestalk (Majidae).

line of concrescence

Animals; Crustaceans

The proximal edge of the zone of concrescence.

antorbital spine

Animals; Crustaceans

The spine at the postero-lateral corner of the supraorbital eave in Majidae.

phylotypic stage

Animals; Crustaceans

The stage of development, relative to other stages, that has diverged least during the evolutionary history of a monophyletic group of organisms. The phylotypic stage of copepods is the first ...

lateral wall

Animals; Crustaceans

The subvertical portion of the carapace of crablike decapods extending ventrally from the later margin.

triturating surface

Animals; Crustaceans

The truncate distal surface of the mandible's molar process.

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