Crustacea glossary. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. 2011.
mesobranchial lobe or area — (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) In Decapoda, an intermediate part of the branchial region of the carapace … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
branchial lobe — A boss located at the anteriomesial angle of the mesobranchial region on the carapace of certain crabs [Chace and Hobbs, 1969]. (Order Cumacea): One in a series of respiratory projections along posteriorly directed part of epipods of first… … Crustacea glossary
branchial region — See: carapace region (c) [Martin, 2005]. See: carapace regions (c) [McLaughlin, 1980]. Area of the carapace overlying the branchial cavity [Perez Farfante and Kensley, 1997]. Paired regions of dorsal carapace between hepatic regions in front… … Crustacea glossary
carapace region — Differentiated portion of decapod carapace surface distinguished in descriptions and used in classification named types: (a) antennal. Anterior marginal part of carapace bordering orbital region laterally and also touching hepatic, pterygostomial … Crustacea glossary
carapace regions — (Order Decapoda): (a) antennal. Anterior marginal part bordering orbital region laterally, adjoining hepatic, pterygostomial, and occasionally also frontal regions. (b) anterolateral. Lateral part bordering subhepatic or hepatic regions. (c)… … Crustacea glossary
