Crustaceans

Crustaceans

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

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Crustaceans

# Anterior ganglion of the ventral nerve cord, located beneath (posterior to) the esophagus and connected dorsally to the tritocerebrum. # Nerve plexus below esophagus in head of malacostracans. # ...

esophagus

Animals; Crustaceans

# Anterior part of alimentary canal between pharynx or mouth and stomach or stomodeum. # Relatively short and narrow anterior section of digestive tract. From mouth, esophagus curves forward, then ...

stomodeum

Animals; Crustaceans

# Anterior part of alimentary tract, ectodermal in origin and line with cuticle; cast with molt. # Anterior part of alimentary tract, ectodermal in origin and lined with cuticle continuous with ...

anterolateral spine

Animals; Crustaceans

Anterior part of carapace, including ocular peduncles, based on Munidopsis .

eyespine

Animals; Crustaceans

Anterior part of carapace, including ocular peduncles, based on Munidopsis .

pereon

Animals; Crustaceans

# Anterior portion of trunk with thoracopods, exclusive of maxillipedal somites and appendages. # Term referring to the free (unfused) thoracomeres posterior to the maxilliped-bearing thoracomeres in ...