Crustacea glossary. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. 2011.
somite — A body segment, especially of the abdomen [Chace and Hobbs, 1969]. Body segment, as in abdominal somites 1 6 [Poore, 2004]. Body segment, especially of the abdomen [Butler, T.H.]. Division of body (head, thorax, abdomen) with exoskeleton… … Crustacea glossary
antennular process — (Order Stomatopoda): Tapering dorsolateral extension on each side of first head somite (antennular somite) [Stachowitsch, 1992] … Crustacea glossary
cephalic somite — One unit of cephalon bearing distnctive pair of appendages. (Syn. cephalomere) [McLaughlin, 1980]. Unit division of head region, generally recognized as one of five such parts which bear distinctive paired appendages (antennules, antennae,… … Crustacea glossary
antennule — First cephalic appendage, usually with peduncle of three articles and two multiarticulate flagella (sometimes antenna 1) [Poore, 2004]. First pair of cephalic appendages (antenna 1) [Holdich and Jones, 1983]. First pair of feelers, or antennae… … Crustacea glossary
brain — (Order Notostraca): Main concentration of nreve tissue in head; consists of supraesophagael ganglion (protocerebrum and deutocerebrum) and, posterior to mouth, tritocerebrum (ganglion of antennal somite). Continues posteriorly as ladder like… … Crustacea glossary
carapace — ( ) [Baba, 2005]. Entire animal, right appendages omitted, dorsal view, based on Munida. [Baba, 2005] ( ) [Baba, 2005]. Carapace, spines, based on Munida. [Baba, 2005] Head Shield cuticular structure arising from posterior margin of cephalon,… … Crustacea glossary
mesocerebrum — Ganglion of antennular somite. (Syn. deuterocerebrum) [McLaughlin, 1980]. Ganglion of antenular somite. (Syn. deuterocerebrum) [Moore and McCormick, 1969] … Crustacea glossary
mesocerebrum — n. [Gr. mesos, middle; L. cerebrum, brain] (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) Ganglion of antennular somite; deuterocerebrum … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
rostrum — (1) Anteriorly projecting, unpaired, usually rigid median extension of carapace between eyes or ocular peduncles; (2) anterior beaklike projection of valve margins overhanging incisure or notch (Ostracoda); (3) unpaired anteroventral plate of… … 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
