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(ARTHROPODA: Crustacea)In Branchiura, a retractile piercing structure with a basal poison gland, between the maxillulae (suction discs).
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
preoral sting
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poison gland — (Subclass Branchiura): Gland located at base of preoral sting; opens at tip of sting via duct [Stachowitsch, 1992] … Crustacea glossary
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proboscis — (Subclass Branchiura): On underside of cephalothorax, unpaired median projection posterior to preoral sting. Retractile, enclosing mouth and surrounding labrum, mandibles, and paragnaths. Supported distally by series of chitinous bars. Used to… … Crustacea glossary
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