- gland cone
- (Order Amphipoda):In each antenna, conical projection on second segment of base (peduncle). Bears opening of antennal gland apically [Stachowitsch, 1992].
Crustacea glossary. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. 2011.
gland cone
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