caudal furca
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caudal furca — Pair of caudal rami [Moore and McCormick, 1969]. Paired caudal rami of terminal abdominal segment or telson. (Syn. furca) [McLaughlin, 1980]. (Order Cladocera): Caudal ramus [Stachowitsch, 1992]. (Order Notostraca): Caudal ramus [Stachowitsch,… … Crustacea glossary
caudal ramus — One of paired appendages constituting caudal furca, usually rodlike or bladelike, sometimes filamentous and multiarticular. (Syn. caudal filament, caudal style, cercus, cercopod, furcal ramus, stylet) [McLaughlin, 1980]. Single appendage of… … Crustacea glossary
furca — See: caudal furca [Martin, 2005]. See: caudal furca [McLaughlin, 1980]. The prominent spine present at each posterio external region of the telson. This term is reserved here for the brachyuran zoea since in the infra orders a spine or seta is… … Crustacea glossary
caudal appendage — In cirripeds, one of terminal, multiarticulate or uniarticulate, uniramous paired appendages, homologous with caudal furca of other crustaceans [Moore and McCormick, 1969]. (Subclass Cirripedia): One of terminal, multiarticulate or simple,… … Crustacea glossary
furca — n.; pl. cae [L. furca, fork] 1. Any forked process. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) The caudal furca; cercopod. 3. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) a. The cercopods; the forked sternal process arising from the thoracic sternum of pterygote insects formed by the… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Caudal ramus — The caudal ramus (caudal rami) is a characteristic feature of primitive Crustaceans. Located on the anal somite (telson segment), the caudal ramus s a pair of appendage like or spine like protrusions. Specific structures which are rod or blade… … Wikipedia
caudal appendage — 1. (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) One of the terminal, multiarticulate or simple, uniramous paired appendages of barnacles, homologous with caudal furca of other crustaceans. 2. (NEMATA) The terminal portion of the tail used for food storage in certain… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
anal furca — (Subclass Branchiura): Caudal ramus [Stachowitsch, 1992] … Crustacea glossary
abdomen — Posterior part of body, of six segments or somites, sometimes including tailfan [Poore, 2004]. Region of the body posterior to cephalothorax, consisting of six body segments and telson (see Fig. 13) [Hobbs and Jass, 1988]. That part of the body… … Crustacea glossary
telson — ( ) [Baba, 2005]. Entire animal, right appendages omitted, dorsal view, based on Munida. [Baba, 2005] Last somite of body, bearing arms and commonly caudal furca or pair of cerci, growth zone for postcephalic somites located at its anterior edge … Crustacea glossary
