- ocular papilla
- Anterior projection on eyestalk of some mysidaceans [Moore and McCormick, 1969].Anterior projection on eyestalk [McLaughlin, 1980].
Crustacea glossary. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. 2011.
ocular papilla
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