- dorsomedian carina
- Ridge extending along the middorsal line of the abdominal somites (Fig. 1) [Perez Farfante and Kensley, 1997].
Crustacea glossary. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. 2011.
dorsomedian carina
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