Crustacea glossary. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. 2011.
raptorial claw — 1. (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) The toothed dactyl curved backward on the propodus. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Mantids, the spinose tibiae and femur that produce the hook … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Raptorial — The term raptorial implies much the same as predatory , but most often refers to modifications of an arthropod s foreleg that make it function for the grasping of prey while it is consumed, where the gripping surfaces are formed from the opposing … Wikipedia
subchela — Claw where the dactyl and propodus of an appendage articulate at right angles to the long axis of the limb. Used incorrectly in euphausiids to describe grouping of setae that, with some imagination, form a claw [Mauchline, 1984]. Distal end of… … Crustacea glossary
malacostracan — /mal euh kos treuh keuhn/, adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the crustacean subclass Malacostraca, which includes the lobsters, shrimps, crabs, etc. n. 2. a malacostracan crustacean. [1825 35; < NL Malacostrac(a) order of crustacea ( < Gk, neut … Universalium
thoracopod — (Syn. thoracopodite) [Martin, 2005]. An appendage of the thorax [Brusca and Brusca, 2002]. Appendage of any thoracic somite; see thoracic appendage, phyllopod, maxilliped, pereopod. (Syn. cormopod) [McLaughlin, 1980]. Limb attached to any… … Crustacea glossary
Erythrosquilla — Taxobox | name = Erythrosquilla regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Crustacea classis = Malacostraca ordo = Stomatopoda superfamilia = Erythrosquilloidea superfamilia authority = Manning Bruce, 1984 cite book… … Wikipedia
dactyl — Article 7 of pereopod (article six of cheliped) [Holdich and Jones, 1983]. Diastalmost segment of limb. (Syn. dactylopod(ite)) [Moore and McCormick, 1969]. Distalmost segment of usually 7 segmented appendage; smaller, mesially situated, and… … Crustacea glossary
Rissoides desmaresti — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum … Wikipedia
propodus — ( ) [Holthuis, 1993]. Schematic drawing of a thoracic leg. [Holthuis, 1993] ( ) [Baba, 2005]. Entire animal, right appendages omitted, dorsal view, based on Munida. [Baba, 2005] ( ) [Baba, 2005]. Endopod of Mxp 3, lateral; and endopod of Mxp 3,… … Crustacea glossary
Coxoplectoptera — Temporal range: 150–120 Ma … Wikipedia
