- pterygostome
- (Order Decapoda):Ptergostomial region [Stachowitsch, 1992].
Crustacea glossary. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. 2011.
pterygostome
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pterygostomial region — (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) In Decapoda, the anterolateral part on the ventral surface of the carapace, on opposite sides of the buccal cavity; jugal region; pterygostome … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
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