abreptor

abreptor
Postabdomen of cladocerans, bent forward from junction with body and terminating in 2 claws with spines and teeth on their concave sides [Moore and McCormick, 1969].
(Order Cladocera):
Postabdomen, bent forward from junction with body, terminating in 2 claws [McLaughlin, 1980].
(Order Cladocera):
Postabdomen [Stachowitsch, 1992].

Crustacea glossary. . 2011.

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