- antennal flagellum
- Multiarticulate, whiplike terminal part of the antenna (Fig. 1). (Pl. antennal flagella) [Perez Farfante and Kensley, 1997].
Crustacea glossary. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. 2011.
antennal flagellum
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