A tubercle with a thick stem that is expanded distally into a convex or flat-topped surface with a circumference broader than the stem and that is usually punctate or marginally striate.
[Ingle, 1980]
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Martin, J.W., N.D. Pentcheff, D. Striley, C. Perrodin, A.R. Wall, J. Wall, and J. Zieba (editors).
Crustacea Glossary. Crustacea Department, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
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