Crustacea glossary. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. 2011.
antennal gland(s) — See: green gland [Martin, 2005]. Excretory gland situated in the basal article of the antennal peduncle [Holdich and Jones, 1983]. Nephridial excretory organs exiting via a pore at the base of the antennae [Brusca and Brusca, 2002]. One of pair… … Crustacea glossary
peduncle — A stalk like structure [AHD]. Basal portion of certain appendages; also fleshy part of body in some cirripeds (Lepadomorpha), between capitulum and attachment to substrate with or without armor of chitinous or calcareous beads, scales, or… … Crustacea glossary
antennal scale — See: stylocerite, scaphocerite [Martin, 2005]. Bladelike exopod of antenna situated at base of antenna (see Figs. 13, 14) [Hobbs and Jass, 1988]. See: scaphocerite [McLaughlin, 1980]. See: scaphocerite [Poore, 2004]. The laterally ragid lamellar… … Crustacea glossary
antenna — ( ) [Baba, 2005]. Antennal peduncle consisting of 5 articles, based on Uroptychus. [Baba, 2005] Mobile sensory appendages arising below the eyes at the front of the head. There are two pairs of these appendages, the first and second antennae. The … Crustacea glossary
basicerite — Second or distal segment of the protopodite of antenna, to which are attached the scale and peduncle [Butler, T.H.]. Second segment of antennal peduncle (in Caridea bearing scaphocerite) [Moore and McCormick, 1969]. Second segment of antennal… … Crustacea glossary
carpocerite — Distal (5th) segment of antennal peduncle [Moore and McCormick, 1969]. Distal (5th) segment of antennal peduncle [McLaughlin, 1980]. (Order Decapoda): In antenna, term applied to last of three segments (ischiocerite, merocerite, carpocerite) of… … Crustacea glossary
ischiocerite — Third segment of antennal peduncle [Moore and McCormick, 1969]. Thrid segment of antennal peduncle [McLaughlin, 1980]. (Order Decapoda): In antenna, term applied to first of three segments (ischiocerite, merocerite, carpocerite) of inner branch… … Crustacea glossary
carpocerite — n. [L. carpus, wrist; Gr. keras, horn] (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) The distal segment (5th) of the antennal peduncle … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
ischiocerite — n. [Gr. ischion, hip; keras, horn] (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) Third segment of an antennal peduncle … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
scaphocerite — Antennal scale (Fig. 2) [Williams, 1984]. Exopod of antenna. (Syn. scale, squama) [McLaughlin, 1980]. Exopod(ite) of antenna in Eumalacostraca; (Similar structure occurs on antennules of Leptostraca.). (Syn. scale) [Moore and McCormick, 1969].… … Crustacea glossary
