Definitions
Anterior aorta
- (Taxon-specific: Order Cumacea) Aorta. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
- (Taxon-specific: Order Tanaidacea) Aorta.
(syn. cephalic aorta) [Stachowitsch, 1992] - (Taxon-specific: Order Decapoda) Major unpaired blood vessel arising from anterior end of heart and extending into head. May bear accessory heart (cor frontale); gives rise to series of smaller arteries supplying brain and eyestalks.
(syn. ophthalmic artery) [Stachowitsch, 1992] - (Taxon-specific: Order Amphipoda) Aorta. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
- (Taxon-specific: Order Mysida) Major unpaired blood vessel arising from anterior end of heart and extending over stomach into head. Bears accessory pumping organ (cor frontale). [Stachowitsch, 1992]
- (Taxon-specific: Superorder Syncarida) Aorta.
(syn. anterior dorsal aorta) [Stachowitsch, 1992] - (Taxon-specific: Order Euphausiacea) Major unpaired blood vessel arising from anterior end of heart and extending over stomach into head. Bears accessory pumping organ (cor frontale) and gives rise to series of smaller arteries supplying brain and eyes.
(syn. first antenna) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
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Design: Dean Pentcheff pentcheff@gmail.com
Citing this glossary: For individual definitions, please cite the specific author(s) of the definition.
To cite the glossary as a whole, please use:
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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8 Nov 2024. URL: https://research.nhm.org/glossary