- transverse suture
- Fine short vertical line extending dorsally from the ventral margin of the carapace [Perez Farfante and Kensley, 1997].
Crustacea glossary. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. 2011.
transverse suture
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transscutal suture — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) 1. In many orders, a transverse suture connecting the lateral margins behind the anterior notal wing process, dividing the scutum into an anterior and posterior region. 2. In some Hymenoptera, a suture dividing the posterior … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
palatine suture — noun : either of two sutures in the hard palate: a. : a transverse suture lying between the horizontal plates of the palate bones and the maxillary bones b. : a median suture lying between the two maxillary bones in front and continued… … Useful english dictionary
