Definitions

Sclerite

• Term occasionally applied to any one of several, difficult to identify, proximal segments of mouthparts. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
• (Taxon-specific: Family Cyatholaimidae) A hardened area of cuticle in the exoskeleton. [Boxshall and Halsey, 2004]
• Internal chitinous struts supporting body and limbs. [Cohen, Peterson, and Maddocks, in press]

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