- rostral sinus
- (Subclass Cirripedia):In circulatory system, main pumping organ located in anterior region of body. (Syn. blood pump) [Stachowitsch, 1992].
Crustacea glossary. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. 2011.
rostral sinus
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