(Taxon-specific: Order Decapoda) In endoskeleton of crab-like (brachyuran) decapod, tube-like structure enclosing nerve cord; formed by fused inward projections (endosternites) of sternites.
[Stachowitsch, 1992]
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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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