ventral sinus

ventral sinus
(Order Amphipoda):
In circulatory system, large ventral space below digestive tract in which blood collects before entering appendages and gills. (Syn. sternal sinus) [Stachowitsch, 1992].

Crustacea glossary. . 2011.

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