- postocular plate
- (Order Stomatopoda):Posteriormost of three plates (fastigial, ocular, postcular) composing acron at tip of head [Stachowitsch, 1992].
Crustacea glossary. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. 2011.
postocular plate
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