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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

antennular lamella

Animals; Crustaceans

In antennule of certain mysidaceans, term occasionally applied to scale-like process projecting from last (third) peduncular segment.

uropodal gland

Animals; Crustaceans

In bathynellacean, relatively large accessory excretory gland located in last (sixth) abdominal somite (pleomere). Opens to exterior dorsally at base of uropod.

dorsoventralis posterior muscle

Animals; Crustaceans

In cephalothorax, prominent muscle extending from head apodemes to carapace, where it inserts posterior to cervical groove.

rostral hood

Animals; Crustaceans

In certain amphipods, broad anterodorsal extension of head; covers basal segments of antennae.

basidorsal point

Animals; Crustaceans

In certain unstalked barnacles, cone-shaped projection at base of penis.

pericardial septum

Animals; Crustaceans

In circulatory system, ventral wall of pericardial sinus; separates pericardial sinus from underlying hemocoel. Perforated by series of holes to permit flow of blood from hemocoel to sinus.

depressor muscle, lateral

Animals; Crustaceans

In Cirripedia (Balanomorpha), muscle inserted on basitergal angle of scutum, for which lateral depressor muscle pit, depression or crests may develop.

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