- accessory antennule
- (Subclass Copepoda):The atrophied and offset terminal segment of the antennary endopod [Boxshall and Halsey, 2004].
Crustacea glossary. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. 2011.
accessory antennule
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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
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malacostracan — /mal euh kos treuh keuhn/, adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the crustacean subclass Malacostraca, which includes the lobsters, shrimps, crabs, etc. n. 2. a malacostracan crustacean. [1825 35; < NL Malacostrac(a) order of crustacea ( < Gk, neut … Universalium
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