peritrophic membrane gland
- peritrophic membrane gland
(Order Stomatopoda):
Pair of small glands, one extending along each side of posterior (pyloric) stomach; opens into midgut and secretes membrane (
peritrophic membrane) surrounding food material coming from digestive glands [
Stachowitsch, 1992].
Crustacea glossary.
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
2011.
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