- mucous gland
- (Class Cephalocarida):Gland located in proximal part (protopod) of each limb; empties through duct opening near endites [Stachowitsch, 1992].
Crustacea glossary. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. 2011.
mucous gland
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