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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

carinolateral

Animals; Crustaceans

# Compartment plate of cirripeds located on either side of carina, with radii on cardinal side and alae on rostral side. # Balanus trigonus : apical view; left lateral view; and operculum, body, and ...

penicilla

Animals; Crustaceans

# Dentate setae on mandible. # In stygocaridacean, one in a series of dentate setae on mandible.

carapace region

Animals; Crustaceans

# Differentiated portion of decapod carapace surface distinguished in descriptions and used in classification — named types: * antennal. Anterior marginal part of carapace bordering orbital region ...

seminal receptacle

Animals; Crustaceans

# Diverticulum of oviduct or external pouch (some pygocephalomorph eocarids, isopod peracarids, and decapods) for storing spermatozoa delivered by male. # Diverticulum of oviduct or external pouch ...

mesial ridge

Animals; Crustaceans

Endopod of Mxp 3, lateral; and endopod of Mxp 3, including basal 2 articles, distal articles omitted, central. Based on Munidopsis .

abdominal segment

Animals; Crustaceans

Entire animal, right appendages omitted, dorsal view, based on Munida .

maxillary gland

Animals; Crustaceans

# Excretory organ in maxillary somite with duct opening on maxilla. # Excretory organ located in maxillary segment, having its duct opening on maxilla. # Nephridial excretory organs exiting via a ...

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