cephalic shield
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cephalic shield — Chitinous or more or less calcified covering of the head region, formed of fused tergites of cephalic somites, commonly having pleura [McLaughlin, 1980]. Chitinous, more or less calcified covering structure of head region formed of fused tergites … Crustacea glossary
head shield — See: cephalic shield [Brusca and Brusca, 2002]. (Order Cladocera): Variously developed, unpaired, shield like structure covering head [Stachowitsch, 1992]. (Class Cephalocarida): Cephalic shield [Stachowitsch, 1992]. (Class Remipedia): Cephalic… … Crustacea glossary
Haminoeidae — Taxobox name = Haminoeidae regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Gastropoda subclassis = Orthogastropoda superordo = Heterobranchia ordo = Opisthobranchia subordo = Cephalaspidea superfamilia = Haminoeoidea familia = Haminoeidae… … Wikipedia
carapace — ( ) [Baba, 2005]. Entire animal, right appendages omitted, dorsal view, based on Munida. [Baba, 2005] ( ) [Baba, 2005]. Carapace, spines, based on Munida. [Baba, 2005] Head Shield cuticular structure arising from posterior margin of cephalon,… … Crustacea glossary
cephalon — A term that refers to the head of a crustacean [Brusca and Brusca, 2002]. Anterior region of the body bearing the antennules, antennae, eyes, mandibles, maxillules, and maxillae [Holdich and Jones, 1983]. Anteriormost tagma, bearing eyes, mouth,… … Crustacea glossary
ala — One of pair of posteriorly directed cephalic shield extensions; in cirripeds (Balanomorpha), triangular lateral part of compartment plate delimited from paries, which is overlapped by adjacent compartment plate with or without radius. (Pl. alae)… … Crustacea glossary
rostrum — (1) Anteriorly projecting, unpaired, usually rigid median extension of carapace between eyes or ocular peduncles; (2) anterior beaklike projection of valve margins overhanging incisure or notch (Ostracoda); (3) unpaired anteroventral plate of… … Crustacea glossary
Haminoeoidea — Taxobox name = Haminoeoidea regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Gastropoda subclassis = Orthogastropoda superordo = Heterobranchia ordo = Opisthobranchia subordo = Cephalaspidea superfamilia = Haminoeoidea subdivision ranks = Families… … Wikipedia
somite — A body segment, especially of the abdomen [Chace and Hobbs, 1969]. Body segment, as in abdominal somites 1 6 [Poore, 2004]. Body segment, especially of the abdomen [Butler, T.H.]. Division of body (head, thorax, abdomen) with exoskeleton… … Crustacea glossary
cephalosome — Head region when this includes only somites bearing maxillipeds or gnathopods, or both [Moore and McCormick, 1969]. (Subclass Copepoda): Head region with one or two fused thoracic somites (Copepoda) [McLaughlin, 1980]. (Subclass Copepoda): One of … Crustacea glossary
