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n. [L. ab, from; reptere, to crawl](ARTHROPODA: Crustacea)The postabdomen of water fleas terminating in two claws.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
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abreptor — Postabdomen of cladocerans, bent forward from junction with body and terminating in 2 claws with spines and teeth on their concave sides [Moore and McCormick, 1969]. (Order Cladocera): Postabdomen, bent forward from junction with body,… … Crustacea glossary
postabdomen — See: telson [Martin, 2005]. (Order Cladocera): Recurved (turned ventrally and forward) posteriormost region of trunk. Bears pair of abdominal setae proximally and caudal rami distally (telson indistinguishable), as well as series of spines (anal… … Crustacea glossary
