sixth limb

sixth limb
(Class Ostracoda):
6th limb (and 1st trunk/thoracic limb); controversially considered to be and labeled "2nd trunk leg" by some podocopid specialists; use care in reading descriptions [Cohen, Peterson, and Maddocks, in press].

Crustacea glossary. . 2011.

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